Singing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of tones, sustained and sonorous, as if produced by a well-trained voice; cantabile.
  • noun. The act, process, or result of uttering sounds that are musical in quality or in succession; chanting; cantillation.
  • noun. The act of telling, narrating, or describing anything in verse.
  • noun. A sensation as of a prolonged ringing sound in the ears or head; tinnitus aurium.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from sing, v.
  • Specifically, any one of the Oscines.
  • a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes.
  • See Chanting falcon, under Chanting.
  • undefined
  • a California toadfish (Porichthys porosissimus), called also midshipman; -- so called because it produces a buzzing sound with its air bladder.
  • a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon.
  • a man who teaches vocal music.
  • a school in which persons are instructed in singing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
  • noun. Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
  • noun. A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
  • adjective. Smooth and flowing.
  • adjective. Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.
  • verb. Present participle of sing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of singing vocal music
  • noun. disclosing information or giving evidence about another
  • adjective. smooth and flowing
  • Word Usage
    "His dismal prolonged howl of protest at such singing effectually ended the song, and Julie called to the animal, "Wise doggy -- to be able to tell singing from _singing_!""
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