Singing

Definition: Singing

Singing

Adjective

1. (music) smooth and flowing.

Noun

1. The act of singing vocal music.

2. Disclosing information or giving evidence about another.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "singing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Dream Interpretation

Electrical Engineering

Mining

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Singing

Animal

Bird; poultry, fowl, hen, chicken, chanticleer, partlet, rooster, dunghill cock, barn door fowl; feathered tribes, feathered songster; singing bird, dicky bird; canary, warbler; finch; aberdevine, cushat, cygnet, ringdove, siskin, swan, wood pigeon.

Crosswords: Singing

We used to lie out on the sand and let the sun dry us and try to guess the names of the birds singing. (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

I can sing while I read, I am singing and reading - both (Broadcast News; writing credit: James L. Brooks.)

Irony is a bunch of idiots singing a song on plane made famous by a band that died in a plane crash (Con Air; writing credit: Scott Michael Rosenberg.)

It must have been the singing. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

Dory, no singing. (Finding Nemo; writing credit: Andrew Stanton)

It seem the whole worlds singing along (Blow Your Mind; performing artist: Baha Men)

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning (Morning Has Broken; performing artist: Cat Stevens)

Singing for us all ("Saturday in the Park"; performing artist: Chicago)

Oh, I beg, I beg and plead, singing (Clocks; performing artist: COLDPLAY)

Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman (Walk Of Life; performing artist: Dire Straits)

Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing (references; author: unknown)

A lot of church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises. (references; author: unknown)

All Talking... All Singing... All Dancing (1971)

The Singing Lesson (1967)

I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Singing Idol (1958)

The Stars Are Singing (1953)

SINGING THE BLUES� (performing artist: Guy Mitchell� )

Singing The Travels (performing artist: Prior/Tabor)

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References

• The Singing Machine Company, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Singing at the Top of Our Lungs: Women. Love, and Creativity (reference)

• Singing With Momma Lou (reference)

• Melodious Accord: Good Singing in Church (reference)

• Practical Method of Italian Singing : New Edition - Mezzo Soprano (Alto) or Baritone (reference)

• Mago's Bride Singing Sand [ABRIDGED] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Barney - Barney's Super Singing Circus (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Just Singing...No Kidding (reference)

• Singing for the Landlord (reference)

• Harmony Singing & Background Vocal Arranging: Volume One (reference)

• CRYSTAL VOICES: The Harmonic Vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowls (reference)

• Seven Metals Singing Bowls of Tibet (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Singing Machine SMG268 Top Load CD Graphics Karaoke System (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Pictured is a family group of a father, mother and eight children around a piano. One of the younger women is playing the piano and the others are following the music and singing. They raise their hands while singing. It appears to be a family room home setting. These people are a Mormon family. They are presently being studied for their low cancer death rate. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Humpback whales in the singing position. Credit: Sanctuaries.

Gala Night for Singing Benefit Poster.

Caption: Edison Listening to Helen Davis Singing, Victor Young at the Piano, in the Music Room of Bldg. 5; West Orange, NJ; 1912; {14.225/137} (jpg).

Caption: Recording at the Edison Studio, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Jacques Urlus Singing, Sodero Conducting; New York, NY; March 30, 1916; {29.430/6} (jpg).

Pilots of Fighting Squadron 41 (VF-41) singing in their ready room aboard USS Ranger (CV-4), before "zero hour" of the first day of the invasion of Morocco, 8 November 1942. Lieutenant Malcolm T. Wordell, Squadron Executive Officer, (at right) is leading the songs. Lieutenant Jacob W. Onstott is standing in the left center. Note situation board behind them, and chart of aircraft insignia at left. Credit: NAVY.

Leads the audience in singing "God Bless America", during the dedication of the USS Nevada Memorial at Hospital Point, Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1991. The ceremony was part of an observance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japanese raid there. Captain Ross is wearing the Medal of Honor he received for heroism while serving on board USS Nevada (BB-36) during the attack. Photographed by PHC Carolyn Harris. Credit: NAVY.

They went back to the old habit of singing in saloons for bread and beer. Credit: Library of Congress.

Listen, Mamma! she's singing it over -- the Spring Song -- listen!. Credit: Library of Congress.

News note: President Harding ordered the destruction of three crows that kept singing birds out of the White House grounds. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Thus the aristocracy took their revenge by singing lampoons on their new master, and whispering in his ears sinister prophecies of coming catastrophe. (reference)

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She was very fond of singing.

There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night

The child went singing away, following up the current of the brook, and striving to mingle a more lightsome cadence with its melancholy voice

The child, which was a little girl, was running up and down to keep herself warm, singing and laughing in a loud voice

One by one the others took up the air until a full choir of voices was singing.

Benjamin Lassiter was coming to the unavoidable conclusion that the woman who had written A Walking Tour of the British Coastline, the book he was carrying in his backpack, had never been on a walking tour of any kind, and would probably not recognize the British coastline if it were to dance through her bedroom at the head of a marching band, singing 'I'm the British Coastline' in a loud and cheerful voice while accompanying itself on the kazoo

The children drowsed with the music and went into the tents to sleep, and the singing came into their dreams

Instead of singing like the birds, I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune

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Health

As with adductor spasmodic dysphonia, the spasms are often absent during activities such as laughing or singing. (references)

Surprisingly, the spasms are usually absent while whispering, laughing, singing, speaking at a high pitch or speaking while breathing in. Stress, however, often makes the muscle spasms more severe. (references)

Self-care practices, for example, eating soft foods, applying heat or ice packs, and avoiding extreme jaw movements (such as wide yawning, loud singing and gum chewing) are useful in easing TMD symptoms. (references)

Civil Liberties

Liberia

However, government ceremonies invariably open and close with prayer and may include the singing of a hymn. (references)

Chad

The Sufi order originated in Nigeria and Senegal and incorporates singing and dancing into its religious ceremonies and activities. (references)

Nepal

The ANNISU-R demands, often violently, the halving of tuition, curriculum changes, and the banning of the singing of the national anthem. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

In May 2000, a popular folk singer was killed at a cafe in Lviv, allegedly by Russian-speakers who objected to his singing Ukrainian songs. (references)

Travel

Bahamas

Many churches in The Bahamas have proud traditions of gospel choir singing, and church services can be quite lively. (references)

Worker Rights

China

TIN reported severe beatings of several nuns serving long prison sentences, including Ngawang Choezom and Phuntsog Nyidrol, imprisoned in 1989 for singing proindependence songs. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

A singing or calling out

Singing

My singing

Singing

Singing with the Lord

Expressions using "singing": a capella singing ♦ a cappella singing ♦ a singing in the ears ♦ art of singing ♦ barbershop singing ♦ begin singing ♦ choir singing ♦ community singing ♦ finish singing ♦ flamenco singing ♦ gospel singing ♦ have a singing test ♦ hymn singing ♦ in a singing voice ♦ monotonous singing ♦ part singing ♦ scat singing ♦ singing bird ♦ singing book ♦ singing falcon ♦ singing fish ♦ singing flame ♦ singing hawk ♦ singing lesson ♦ singing master ♦ singing of scales ♦ singing school ♦ singing voice ♦ start singing ♦ unison singing. Additional references.

Beginning with "singing": singing-man, singing-master, singing-nun, singing-places, singing-telegram.

Ending with "singing": all-singing, psalm-singing.

Containing "singing": all-singing-all-dancing.

Albanian

vërshëllimë (catcall, fizzle, hoot, sing), të kënduar (note, singsong). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مغنى, ‏مغرد, ‏غناء (song, vocalization), ‏تغنى, ‏صفير (beep, pip, sibilance, toot, whistling), ‏الغناء, ‏دندنة (croon, drone, hum, mutter, muttering). (various references)

Bulgarian 

поен (song), пение (song). (various references)

Chinese 

歌� , �"�歌 (sang, sing, sung). (various references)

Czech

zpìv (canto, song, troll). (various references)

Danish

hylen, hyl (screech). (various references)

Dutch

zang (song), rondzingen, gezang (song), gefluit (screech, whistler), fluiten (hiss, whistle). (various references)

Esperanto

kantado. (various references)

Finnish

vihellys (whistle), veisuu (chanting), laulu (air, melody, song, tune). (various references)

French

chant. (various references)

Frisian

sjongen, sang, gesang. (various references)

German

Gesang (canto, chant, chanting, hymn, note, song), singend (lilting, liltingly). (various references)

Greek 

συριγμός (whistler), άσμα (canticle, canto, chant, lay, song, strain), τραγούδι (song), τραγούδημα (vocalization), τραγουδώ (sing). (various references)

Hebrew 

שיר�" (music, poetics, poetry, song, verse), זמיר�" (hymn, psalm), זמר�" (music), רון (exultation, joy, song), ר� ון (song), ר� �" (exultation, joy, song). (various references)

Hungarian

zümmögés (abuzz, buzz, drone, droning, hum, humming, whirr), nótázó, madárfütty (call), madárdal, fütyülés (hiss, ping, whistle, whistling, whiz, whizz, zip), fütyülő, daloló, dalolás, begerjedés, éneklõ, éneklés (chant, intonation, warble), éneklő (singsong, sing-song), énekóra (music, singing lesson), ének (aria, canto, cantus, chant, song, strain). (various references)

Indonesian

pengamen (singing beggar). (various references)

Italian

fischio (boo, buzzing, catcall, hiss, hoot, whistle, whistled, whiz, whizz, zip), canto (canto, chant, corner, lyric, minstrelsy, song). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

朗吟 (recitation), 歌�"� (song), 弦歌 , 奉�"� , �"�歌 (songs). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょうか (anthem, berry, brothel, carol, commercial course, crystallization, digestion, extinguishing a fire, fire fighting, going up and down, high and low, hymn of praise, juicy fruit, mercantile house, merchant, nitrification, slight mistake, songs, store, sublimation, summering, the government and the people), ほうしょう (bonus, bounty, compensation, indemnity, medal, Minister of Justice, prize, Ratnasambhava, reparation, reward, The Jewel-born), かしょう (approval, burn, Chinese merchants abroad, few, little, praise, receptacle, riverbed, scald, scanty, song, temporary name, too few, too small, undeserved praise), ろうぎ�" (labor wages, recitation, wages), �'�"か (abatement, cost price, current price, depreciation, price reduction, promptly, rigorous measures, severe punishment, singing andmusic, the present time). (various references)

Korean 

노래 (song, Songs). (various references)

Manx

kiaull (minstrel, music, warble, warble of birds), arraneys (versification). (various references)

Pig Latin

ingingsay.(various references)

Portuguese

sibilo (cantation, ping, piping, sibilant, whistle, whistling), oscilação parasita auto-sustentada, aquele que canta. (various references)

Romanian

intonare (intonation), cântare (song), cântãtor (chanticleer, rooster, singer), cântãreţ (artiste, bard, chanter, chorister, crooner, parish clerk, poet, singer, songster, vocal, vocalist), şuier. (various references)

Russian 

пение (anthem, cantation, canto, pipe, sing, song, vocals). (various references)

Scottish

seinn (play upon an instrument, playing upon an instrument, ring, ringing, sing), ceilearadh (carolling), cantainn (speaking). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pevanje (sing). (various references)

Spanish

silbido (blowing, catcall, hiss, hissing, ping, sing, swish, swoosh, whine, whistle, whistling, whiz, whizz, zing, zip), canto (back, call, canto, cantus, chant, crow, duet, edge, hymn, lay, minstrelsy, rim, sing, song, thickness, vocals). (various references)

Sranan

singi (sing). (various references)

Swedish

sjungande (songful, twang), sång (canto, chant, lay, song, warble). (various references)

Turkish

uğultu (boom, buzzing, clatter, howl, hum, humming, ping, roar, roaring, sough), şarkıcılık, şarkı söyleme (sing, song), şan (character, eclat, fame, glory, renown), şakıma (jug, song, warble), ötme (blast, crowing, hoop, song, sounding, squeal, warble), ötüş (call, crowing, song, trill), çınlama (bells, clang, clangor, clangour, clank, jingle, ringing, ting). (various references)

Ukrainian

спів (anthem, canto, chant, motet, note, song, warble). (various references)

Vietnamese 

giọng hát (singing-voice), giáo viên dạy hát (singing-master), ca sĩ (melodist, singing-man, songster). (various references)

Welsh

caniadaeth (psalmody). (various references)

meloidia. (various references)

cantatio, cantatrices, cantionum, cantu, cantum, concentum. (various references)

frasraothremca, sraothrem. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "singing": folksinging, outsinging. (additional references)

Words containing "singing": folksingings. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Singing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Eingang, seigning, senjin, sieging, Sigint, signin, Sinfin, singen, singging. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: signing.

-3 letters: gigs, gins, inns, nisi, sign, sing.

-4 letters: gig, gin, inn, ins, sin.

-5 letters: in, is, si.

+1 letter: ginnings, singeing, singling, slinging, stinging, swinging.

+2 letters: agonising, assigning, cognising, cosigning, designing, ingesting, nigglings, resigning, shingling, signaling, signeting, sniggling, springing, stringing, swingeing, swingings, swingling, syringing, wingdings.

+3 letters: anguishing, astringing, beginnings, consigning, diagnosing, energising, englishing, ensilaging, envisaging, fingerings, gainsaying, garnishing, glistening, lightnings, organising, outsinging, paganising, signalling, signifying, sniggering, springeing, springings, stingingly, stringings, swingingly, unsighting, unslinging, upswinging.