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Definitions for Sung

[1] a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
[2] a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
[3] to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
[4] to perform a song or voice composition: She promised to sing for us.
[5] to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The nightingale sang in the tree.
[6] to compose poetry: Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
[7] to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song: He sang of the warrior's prowess.
[8] to admit of being sung, as verses: This lyric sings well.
[9] to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.
[10] to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound: The bullet sang past his ear.
[11] (of an electrical amplifying system) to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.
[12] to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.
[13] Slang . to confess or act as an informer; squeal.
[14] to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.
[15] to escort or accompany with singing.
[16] to proclaim enthusiastically.
[17] to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing: She sang the baby to sleep.
[18] to chant or intone: to sing mass.
[19] to tell or praise in verse or song.
[20] the act or performance of singing.
[21] a gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing: a community sing.
[22] a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.
[23] sing out , Informal . to call in a loud voice; shout: They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.
[24] the past participle of sing
[25] produced by singing a sung syllable
[26] an imperial dynasty of China (960–1279 ad ), notable for its art, literature, and philosophy
[27] to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation
[28] (when intr, often foll by to ) to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of) to sing to a guitar
[29] (intr foll by of ) to tell a story or tale in song (about) I sing of a maiden
[30] (intr foll by to ) to address a song (to) or perform a song (for)
[31] (intr) to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer
[32] (intr) (esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music
[33] (when intr, usually foll by of ) to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse the poet who sings of the Trojan dead
[34] (intr) to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound the kettle is singing ; the arrow sang past his ear
[35] (intr) (of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound
[36] (tr) (esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc)
[37] (tr) to bring to a given state by singing to sing a child to sleep
[38] (intr) slang , mainly US to confess or act as an informer
[39] (intr) Australian (in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently
[40] informal an act or performance of singing
[41] a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets

Words related to Sung

serenade, chant, warble, whistle, shout, croon, hum, wait, intone, talk, solo, descant, resound, hymn, purr, vocalize, harmonize, troll, groan, chirp

Words nearby Sung

sundsvall, sunfast, sunfish, sunflower, sunflower state, sung, sung mass, sungari, sungazing, sunghua, sungkiang

Origin of Sung

ingbefore 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan

Words that may be confused with Sung

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, singsign, sing, singeing, singing

Other words from Sung

half-sung , adjective
well-sung , adjective
sing·a·ble , adjective
sing·a·bil·i·ty , sing·a·ble·ness , noun
sing·ing·ly , adverb
mis·sing , verb, mis·sang, mis·sung, mis·sing·ing.
un·sing·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Sung

ingOld English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singan

Synonyms for Sung

belt out, chant, croon, hum, intone, serenade, shout, wait, warble, whistle, buzz, cantillate, carol, chirp, choir, descant, groan, harmonize, hymn, mouth, pipe, purr, resound, roar, singsong, solo, trill, troll, tune, vocalize, whine, yodel, burst into song, canary, duet, lift up a voice, line out, lullaby, make melody