What does sung mean?

Definitions for sung
sʌŋsung

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynastynoun

    the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sungthe preterite and participle passive of sing.

    A larger rock then heaving from the plain,
    He whirl’d it round, it sung across the main. Alexander Pope.

    From joining stones the city sprung,
    While to his harp divine Amphion sung. Alexander Pope.

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  1. sung

    "Sung" is the past participle of "sing." It generally refers to melodious sounds that have been vocalized by someone's voice, typically in a pattern or tune. This could be in a formal setting like a choir or concert, or informally like while showering or humming to oneself. The term also often implies the use of particular pitch, rhythm, and tone, and may involve words or might be wordless, as in a hum or a melody.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sung

    of Sing

  2. Sung

    of Sing

  3. Sung

    imp. & p. p. of Sing

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sung

    sung, pa.t. and pa.p. of sing.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SUNG

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sung is ranked #4801 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sung surname appeared 7,360 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Sung.

    94.1% or 6,929 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.6% or 195 total occurrences were White.
    1.8% or 138 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 66 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.3% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
    0% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for sung »

  1. gnus

  2. guns

  3. nugs

  4. snug

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sung in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sung in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sung in a Sentence

  1. Colin:

    Think hard about it I'm running out of demons. I'm running out of villians. I'm down to Castro and Kim Il Sung.

  2. Phillips Brooks:

    The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung.

  3. Tom Waits:

    Sometimes the magnetism of a song is impossible to ignore, and it demands that it be sung in a certain way.

  4. Art Garfunkel:

    Paul says he heard the phrase 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' sung as a Baptist riff, i took it to mainstream radio. Then Aretha so brilliantly brought it back to church.

  5. Yong Ho:

    (His father) Kim Jong Il was very reclusive. He didn't like meeting foreign delegations, and he didn't really enjoy going to foreign countries, but Kim Jong Un is a bit like Kim Il Sung. He really likes overseas activity.

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