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Webster 1913 Edition


Singing

Sing′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Sing
,
Verb.
Singing bird
.
(Zool.)
(a)
Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird
.
(b)
Specifically, any one of the Oscines.
Singing book
,
a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes.
Singing falcon
or
Singing hawk
.
(Zool.)
See
Chanting falcon
, under
Chanting
.
Singing fish
(Zool.)
,
a California toadfish (
Porichthys porosissimus
), called also
midshipman
; – so called because it produces a buzzing sound with its air bladder.
Singing flame
(Acoustics)
,
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
.
Singing master
,
a man who teaches vocal music.
Singing school
,
a school in which persons are instructed in singing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Singing

SING'ING

,
ppr.
Uttering melodious or musical notes; making a shrill sound; celebrating in song; reciting in verse.

SING'ING

,
Noun.
The act of uttering sounds with musical inflections; musical articulation; the utterance of melodious notes.

Definition 2024


singing

singing

English

Noun

singing (usually uncountable, plural singings)

  1. The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
  2. (informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
  3. (US) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.

Translations

Adjective

singing (comparative more singing, superlative most singing)

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

Translations

Verb

singing

  1. present participle of sing

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