sing

Main Entry:: ¹sing
Pronunciation:: \ˈsiŋ\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: sang \ˈsaŋ\ or sung \ˈsəŋ\ ; sung; sing·ing \ˈsiŋ-iŋ\
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English singan; akin to Old High German singan to sing, Greek omphē voice
Date:: before 12th century

intransitive verb1 a: to produce musical tones by means of the voice b: to utter words in musical tones and with musical inflections and modulations c: to deliver songs as a trained or professional singer2: to make a shrill whining or whistling sound3 a: to relate or celebrate something in verse b: to compose poetry c: to create in or through words a feeling or sense of song <prose that sings>4: to produce musical or harmonious sounds <birds singing>5: buzz , ring6: to make a cry : call7: to give information or evidencetransitive verb1: to utter with musical inflections ; especially : to interpret in musical tones produced by the voice2: to relate or celebrate in verse3: chant , intone4: to bring or accompany to a place or state by singing <sings the child to sleep>

— sing·able

\ˈsiŋ-ə-bəl\ adjective

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