Dictionary

singing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
• [ˈsɪŋɪŋ]
• [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] (Midlands, Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

Meanings

1. Smooth and flowing.
2. (of a kettle etc.) Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Forms

Deriveds

unsinging · singing saw · singingly · singingness · nonsinging

Translations (2)

ga amhránach (music: smooth and flowing) · es mélico (music: smooth and flowing)

singing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
• [ˈsɪŋɪŋ]
• [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] (Midlands, Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
2. (informal, uncountable, usually) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
3. (US, uncountable, usually) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
4. (uncountable, usually) A ringing sound in the ears.
   • I was aware that some one, apparently at a vast distance, was calling me by my Christian name. [...] In the short space it took to cover the road between the path from Hamilton's shop and the first plank of the Combermere Bridge I had thought over half-a-dozen people who might have committed such a solecism, and had eventually decided that it must have been some singing in my ears. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 13:

Forms

Deriveds

cursive singing · folksinging

Translations (79)

bg пе́ене (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ur گُلُوکاری (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sk spev (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sq këndim (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · hi गायन (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · id menyanyi (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · fi laulu (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · es canto (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · es cante (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · rup cãntare (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · el τραγούδημα (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ml ആലാപനം (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · et laulmine (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ja 歌唱 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ru пе́ние (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be спе́вы (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be спеў (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be спява́нне (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · nb sang (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · pt canto (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ky ырдоо (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · pl śpiew (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · uk співа́ння (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · es cantoría (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · enm song (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · is söngur (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ga canadh (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · acw غُنا (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · enm syngyng (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · es canturía (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · de Gesang (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · fr chant (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · cmn 歌聲 /歌声 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ka მღერა (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · cs zpěv (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ga cantaireacht (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · tg сурудхонӣ (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · fa-ira خوانَنْدِگی (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · bg изда́йничество (informal: disclosing information, or giving evidence about another) · da sang (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ar غِنَاء (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · lv dziedāšana (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ro cântare (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · evn икэвкэ (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · cmn 歌唱 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · uk спів (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · tr şarkı söyleme (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · he זִמְרָה \ זימרה (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ko 가창 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · fi laulaminen (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · he שִׁירָה (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sh певање (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · hu éneklés (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · hy երգեցողություն (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be сьпеў (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · gd seinn (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be сьпява́ньне (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · yue 歌聲 /歌声 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · yue 歌唱 (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · mk пеење (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sw uimbaji (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · it canto (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · tg овозхонӣ (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · hi गायकी (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · az oxuma (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sl petje (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sv sång (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sh pevanje (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · fa-ira آوازْخوانی (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ru песнопе́ние (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · te పాడుట (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · ms nyanyian (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · sa गायन (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · nl zingen (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · be сьпе́вы (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · lt dainavimas (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · de Singen (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) · nl zang (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing)

wikidata: Q27939

singing en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
• [ˈsɪŋɪŋ]
• [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] (Midlands, Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of sing
   form of sing

Relateds

singing bowl · singing bread · song · sing