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What's The Definition Of Sing?

\Sing\, v. i. [imp. {Sung}or {Sang}; p. p. {Sung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singing}.] [AS. singan; akin to D. zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw. sjunga, Dan. synge, Goth. siggwan, and perhaps to E. say, v.t., or cf. Gr. ??? voice. Cf. {Singe}, {Song}.] 1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece. The noise of them that sing do I hear. --Ex. xxxii. 18. 2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do. On every bough the briddes heard I sing. --Chaucer. Singing birds, in silver cages hung. --Dryden. 3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice. O'er his head the flying spear Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. --Pope. 4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. --Milton. Bid her . . . sing Of human hope by cross event destroyed. --Prior. 5. Ti cry out; to complain. [Obs.] They should sing if thet they were bent. --Chaucer.
\Sing\, v. t. 1. To utter with musical infections or modulations of voice. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. --Rev. xv. 3. And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise. --Keble. 2. To celebrate is song; to give praises to in verse; to relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry. --Milton. Arms and the man I sing. --Dryden. The last, the happiest British king, Whom thou shalt paint or I shall sing. --Addison. 3. To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep. 4. To accompany, or attend on, with singing. I heard them singing home the bride. --Longfellow.