Sung

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sing \Sing\ (s[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sung}or {Sang}; p. p.
     {Sung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singing}.] [AS. singan; akin to D.
     zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw.
     sjunga, Dan. synge, Goth. siggwan, and perhaps to E. say,
     v.t., or cf. Gr. ??? voice. Cf. {Singe}, {Song}.]
     1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious


        modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according
        to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as
        alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.
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              The noise of them that sing do I hear. --Ex. xxxii.
                                                    18.
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     2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do.
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              On every bough the briddes heard I sing. --Chaucer.
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              Singing birds, in silver cages hung.  --Dryden.
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     3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in
        passing through a crevice.
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              O'er his head the flying spear
              Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. --Pope.
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     4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to
        celebrate something in poetry. --Milton.
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              Bid her . . . sing
              Of human hope by cross event destroyed. --Prior.
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     5. To cry out; to complain. [Obs.]
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              They should sing if thet they were bent. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sung \Sung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Sing}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sung
       adj : using the voice in song; "vocal music" [syn: {vocal}]
       n : the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for
           art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung dynasty}, {Song},
            {Song dynasty}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sing
       v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
       2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was
          cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
       3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
       4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was
          singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
       5: divulge confidential information or secrets;  "Be
          careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let
          the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach},
           {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
       [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sung
       See {sing}