sing

Universal Words 1 to make musical sounds with your voice in the form of a song or tune: [V] She usually sings in the shower. * I just can't sing in tune! * He was singing softly to the baby. * He was dancing around and singing at the top of his voice (= very loudly). * [VN, VNN] Will you sing a song to us? * Will you sing us a song? * [VN] Now I'd like to sing a song by the Beatles. * She sang the baby to sleep (= sang until the baby went to sleep). * We all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. 2 [V] (of birds) to make high musical sounds: The birds were singing outside my window. 3 [V] to make a high ringing sound like a whistle: Bullets sang past my ears. * She felt faint and the blood was singing in her head. * The kettle was singing away on the stove. sing noun [sing.]: Let's have a sing. IDIOMS sing a different tune to change your opinion about sb/sth or your attitude towards sb/sth PHRASALVERBS sing along (with sb/sth)