sing
1. deliver by singing (Freq. 46)
- Sing Christmas carols
• Derivationally related forms:
song, singer, singing
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
interpret, render
• Hyponyms:
solmizate, troll, hymn, carol, madrigal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They will sing the duet
2. produce tones with the voice (Freq. 35)
- She was singing while she was cooking
- My brother sings very well
• Derivationally related forms:
song, singer, singing
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Hyponyms:
place, troll, croon, chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate, yodel, warble, descant, trill,
quaver, treble, hum, belt out, belt, descant on,
vocalize, vocalise, harmonize, harmonise, sing along, psalm,
minstrel, solmizate, tweedle, chirp, choir, chorus
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s to somebody
- Sam and Sue sing
3. to make melodious sounds (Freq. 3)
- The nightingale was singing
• Derivationally related forms:
song, singer
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
- The birds sing in the woods
- The woods sing with many kinds of birds
4. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound (Freq. 1)
- the kettle was singing
- the bullet sang past his ear
• Syn:
whistle
• Derivationally related forms:
song, whistle (for: whistle), whistling (for: whistle)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Sam and Sue sing
5. divulge confidential information or secrets (Freq. 1)
- Be careful--his secretary talks
• Syn:
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab,
peach, babble, babble out, blab out
• Ant:
keep quiet (for: talk)
• Derivationally related forms:
singing, blabber (for: blab), tattle (for: tattle), tattler (for: tattle), talkative (for: talk), talk (for: talk)
• Hypernyms:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
• Verb Group:
spill, talk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something (for: blab out)
- Somebody ----s something (for: babble out)
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