sing

English

/sɪŋ/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
  • (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
  • (transitive) To soothe with singing.
  • (intransitive) To confess under interrogation.
  • To make a small, shrill sound.
  • To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
  • (intransitive) To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
  • (ergative) To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English singen inherited from Old English singan (sing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *singwaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (sing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sengʷʰ-

Gloss

sing

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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