Definitions for singing
singing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. singing, vocalizingnoun

   the act of singing vocal music

2. tattle, singing, tellingadjective

   disclosing information or giving evidence about another

3. cantabile, singingadjective

   smooth and flowing

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. singingnoun

   The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

2. singingnoun

   Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.

3. singingnoun

   A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.

4. singingadjective

   Smooth and flowing.

5. singingadjective

   Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Singing

   of Sing

2. Singing

   a. & n. from Sing, v

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Singing

   Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in a group of other musicians, such as in a choir of singers with different voice ranges, or in an ensemble with instrumentalists, such as a rock group or baroque ensemble. In many respects human song is a form of sustained speech, nearly anyone able to speak can also sing. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged or improvised. It may be done for pleasure, comfort, ritual, education, or profit. Excellence in singing may require time, dedication, instruction, and regular practice. If practice is done on a regular basis then the sounds are said to be more clear and strong. Professional singers usually build their careers around one specific musical genre, such as classical or rock. They typically take voice training provided by voice teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. singing

   The chaunt by which the leadsman in the chains proclaims his soundings at each cast:-- "To heave the lead the seaman sprung, And to the pilot cheerly sung, By the deep--nine."

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Musical Performance
   • Vocal Music

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'singing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4633

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'singing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2202

Anagrams for singing »

1. signing

How to pronounce singing?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say singing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of singing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of singing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of singing in a Sentence

1. Jessica Crance:

   We saw the whale that was singing.

2. Rod Serling:

   It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

3. Gareth Southgate:

   England fans were singing the whole game but once it started happening everyone was shushing each other so when [Raheem] Sterling and [Tyrone] Mings got on the ball we could hear, it was really strange because everyone was on their phones, trying to work out what was going on.

4. Linda Ronstadt:

   Instead of talking about that, wed sing together, wed have a great time, singing is what brought your family together.

5. Amit Ray:

   When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere.

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