sing

Definitions

1. 1.2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do. On every bough the briddes heard I sing. Chaucer. Singing birds, in silver cages hung. Dryden.
2. 2.To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice. O'er his head the flying spear Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. Pope.
3. 3.To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. Milton. Bid her . . . sing Of human hope by cross event destroyed. Prior.
4. 4.Ti cry out; to complain. [Obs.] They should sing if thet they were bent. Chaucer.
5. 5.To utter with musical infections or modulations of voice. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Rev. xv.
6. 6.And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble.
7. 7.To celebrate is song; to give praises to in verse; to relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry. Milton. Arms and the man I sing. Dryden. The last, the happiest British king, Whom thou shalt paint or I shall sing. Addison.
8. 8.To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep.
9. 9.To accompany, or attend on, with singing. I heard them singing home the bride. Longfellow.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do. On every bough the briddes heard I sing. Chaucer. Singing birds, in silver cages hung. Dryden called?
• What is to make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice. O'er his head the flying spear Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. Pope called?
• What is to tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. Milton. Bid her . . . sing Of human hope by cross event destroyed. Prior called?
• What is ti cry out; to complain. [Obs.] They should sing if thet they were bent. Chaucer called?
• What is to utter with musical infections or modulations of voice. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Rev. xv called?
• What is and in the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble called?
• What is to influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep called?
• What is to accompany, or attend on, with singing. I heard them singing home the bride. Longfellow called?