singing

A2 Topic:Art & Music
US /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
noun adj Freq #1056

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The activity of making music with your voice.

    Her singing filled the whole hall.

  2. 2
    adj

    Smooth and flowing, like a song.

    He spoke in a soft, singing voice.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the activity of making... vocalizing
2 adj · smooth and flowing, like a... cantabile
Word family
Forms singings
Derived forms folksingingnonsingingsinginglysingingnessunsinging

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

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