English words for 'simple past of sing'
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noun
- the act of singing
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
noun
- the act of singing
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
verb
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- to exert much effort or energy
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
verb
- sing carols
- (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.
- (intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
- (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
- (transitive) To praise or celebrate in song.
- (intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
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noun
- a singer of folk songs
- a performer in a minstrel show
- (US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
- (chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
- (by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
- (historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
verb
noun
- the act of singing in a monotonous tone
- singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
- rise and fall of the voice pitch
- the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
- (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
- Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
- Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
- A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
adj
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion
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noun
- the act of singing
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
noun
- the act of singing
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
verb
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- to exert much effort or energy
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
noun
- a singer of folk songs
- a performer in a minstrel show
- (US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
- (chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
- (by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
- (historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
verb
noun
- the act of singing in a monotonous tone
- singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
- rise and fall of the voice pitch
- the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
- (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
- Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
- Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
- A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
verb
- sing carols
- (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.
- (intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
- (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
- (transitive) To praise or celebrate in song.
- (intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
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adj
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion