singing (out)

verb

present participle of sing (out)
as in speaking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singing (out)
  1. speaking out
  2. speaking up
  3. shouting
  4. crying
  5. talking up
  6. yelling
  7. sounding off
  8. thundering
Verb
  • As the investigation of Hayden Panettiere's death continues, new details are emerging, and people in the actress' life are speaking out.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • City official calls removal ‘unnecessary escalation’ As the meeting continued, another attendee called Miller’s removal from the chambers disappointing and shameful to see someone who was speaking up thrown to the ground.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Cuban seemed much more interested in speaking up for fellow entrepreneurs.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During a third-quarter timeout with Indiana leading 81-75, Cloud began shouting toward Freedom at courtside and Freedom responded, prompting security to escort the former NBA center from the arena as the Fever went on to pull away for a 113-90 win.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouting
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  • Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • My father was literally crying with laughter within about 20 seconds.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of crying
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  • After talking up presumptive starter Micah Gilbert, Freeman basically listed the entire roster at the position.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking up
Verb
  • My wife is at her head yelling, ‘Jenny, Jenny, Jenny,’ in the sense of, like, talking to her.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In the video, Chacon picks up the gun, and officers back away from the vehicle yelling at Chacon to put his weapon down.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelling
Verb
  • Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of sounding off
Verb
  • The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Lovers of American automotive muscle would no doubt also nominate that quirky 1976 comedy The Gumball Rally, simply for its action hero, a thundering Shelby Cobra 427.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of thundering
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