singing
English
/ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
- (informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
- (US) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English syngyng affix from English sing.
Origin
English
sing
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besing English
- countersing English
- filksing English
- folk English
- folksinging English
- foresing English
- forsing English
- nonsinging English
- outsing English
- oversing English
- saw English
- sing English
- singability English
- singable English
- singalong English
- singback English
- singer English
- singest English
- singeth English
- singing saw English
- singingly English
- singsong English
- singster English
- undersing English
- unsing English
- unsinging English
- singen Middle English
- syngyng Middle English
- singsing Tok Pisin
- singi Sranan Tongo