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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sing•er1  (sing′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist.
  2. a poet.
  3. a singing bird.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see sing, -er1

sing•er2  (sin′jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that singes.
  • singe + -er1 1870–75

Sing•er  (sing′ər),USA pronunciation n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
singer /ˈsɪŋə/ n
  1. a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
  2. a singing bird
  3. an obsolete word for poet
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sing /sɪŋ/USA pronunciation   v., sang /sæŋ/USA pronunciation  or, often, sung /sʌŋ/USA pronunciation ;
sung;
sing•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. Music and Dance to make words or sounds one after the other, with musical changes in the pitch or tone of the voice:[no object]All the members of my family can sing.
  2. to perform (songs or music) with the voice: [no object]Once she sang on national TV.[~ + object]They sang some old tunes around the campfire.
  3. to bring, send, etc., into a certain condition with or by such musical sound:[~ + object]to sing a baby to sleep.
  4. Animal Behavior(of an animal) to produce a signal with the voice: [no object]Some birds sing to attract a mate.[~ + object]Birds sing very specific songs.
  5. to tell about someone or something in verse or song, esp. with enthusiasm or admiration:[~ + of + object]to sing of the times of King Arthur.
  6. to proclaim with enthusiasm:[~ + object]to sing someone's praises (= to praise someone).
  7. to make a whistling or whizzing sound:[no object]The bullet sang past his ear.
  8. Slang Terms[no object]to confess or act as an informer by telling the authorities about some crime or criminals.

n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea meeting of people for singing:a community sing.
sing•a•ble, adj. 
sing•er, n. [countable]

sing.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. singular.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sing  (sing),USA pronunciation v., sang or, often, sung;
sung;
sing•ing;
 n. 
v.i. 
  1. Music and Danceto utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice;
    vocalize melodically.
  2. Music and Danceto perform a song or voice composition:She promised to sing for us.
  3. Animal Behaviorto produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.:The nightingale sang in the tree.
  4. to compose poetry:Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
  5. to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song:He sang of the warrior's prowess.
  6. to admit of being sung, as verses:This lyric sings well.
  7. to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.
  8. to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound:The bullet sang past his ear.
  9. (of an electrical amplifying system) to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.
  10. to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.
  11. Slang Termsto confess or act as an informer;
    squeal.

v.t. 
  1. Music and Danceto utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.
  2. Music and Danceto escort or accompany with singing.
  3. to proclaim enthusiastically.
  4. to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing:She sang the baby to sleep.
  5. Music and Danceto chant or intone:to sing mass.
  6. to tell or praise in verse or song.
  7. sing out, [Informal.]to call in a loud voice;
    shout:They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancethe act or performance of singing.
  2. Music and Dancea gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing:a community sing.
  3. a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.
  • bef. 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan
sing′a•ble, adj. 
sing′a•bil′i•ty, sing′a•ble•ness, n. 
sing′ing•ly, adv. 

sing., 
  1. singular.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Singer /ˈsɪŋə/ n
  1. Isaac Bashevis. 1904–91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works include Satan in Goray (1935), The Family Moscat (1950), the autobiographical In my Father's Court (1966), and The King of the Fields (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1978
  2. Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
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