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sing

verb

1 sing

Deliver by singing.

Roget 597: poetize, sing, versify, make verses, rhyme, scan.   

Roget 838: rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself, hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, ... show more

Dutch: uitzingen, voorzingen

2 sing

Produce tones with the voice.

Dutch: zingen

3 sing

To make melodious sounds.

Dutch: fluiten, kwelen, zingen

4 sing

Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound:
— The kettle was singing.

synonym: whistle.

Roget 416: play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle; strike the lyre, beat the drum; blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn; doodle; grind the organ; touch the guitar ... show more

5 sing

Divulge confidential information or secrets.

synonyms: babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, talk, tattle.

Roget 529: disclose, discover, dismask; draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain; unmask, unveil, unfold, ... show more

Dutch: roddelen, bezingen, doorslaan


Moby thesaurus: anthem, babble, ballad, bark, bawl, be in heaven, be indiscreet, be pleased, be unguarded, beam, bellow, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blare, blat, blow the whistle, blubber, blurt ... show more.

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