sing out
phrasal verb
sang out or sung out; sung out; singing out; sings out
1
: to say or shout something loudly
If you need any help, just sing out.
The children sang out "good morning" to the teacher.
The crowd sang out insults.
2
: to sing something loudly
The singer stopped and the crowd sang out the rest of the chorus.
Examples of sing out in a Sentence
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So convincing are the settings and so intentional are the props that meaning sings out when Aurora decides to substitute one order for another.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
In their research, the scientists found that the first elephant to sing out would have his neighbor join in, with each elephant joining the call just before the preceding rumble had tapered off.
—New Atlas, 22 July 2024
Last week’s column was all about the X factor of audience participation, because that’s what sang out to my soul.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Rooms are filled with modern and antique furniture, while the bones of the building—stone walls, eaves, gargoyles—sing out.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
Enlarge / Andrew Cunningham's modded and restored Game Boy Advance could, with enough time, sing out all the data loaded into a cartridge.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Though it is not sung out loud, the lyrics appear on the screen as the plaintive melody is played, and Wulf’s own voice (recorded in the late 1960s) introduces it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The 96-year-old stood in the crook of his grand piano and sang out all the lyrics, perfectly, from memory.
—Richard Barnes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Who knows what hit business solutions may result when leaders let go and sing out?
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
In their research, the scientists found that the first elephant to sing out would have his neighbor join in, with each elephant joining the call just before the preceding rumble had tapered off.
—New Atlas, 22 July 2024
Last week’s column was all about the X factor of audience participation, because that’s what sang out to my soul.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Rooms are filled with modern and antique furniture, while the bones of the building—stone walls, eaves, gargoyles—sing out.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
Enlarge / Andrew Cunningham's modded and restored Game Boy Advance could, with enough time, sing out all the data loaded into a cartridge.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Though it is not sung out loud, the lyrics appear on the screen as the plaintive melody is played, and Wulf’s own voice (recorded in the late 1960s) introduces it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The 96-year-old stood in the crook of his grand piano and sang out all the lyrics, perfectly, from memory.
—Richard Barnes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Who knows what hit business solutions may result when leaders let go and sing out?
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Sing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing%20out. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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