Thesaurus results for SINGS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sing

as in chants

to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in intones

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in cries

to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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cries
calls

as in informs

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

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sings

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noun

plural of sing

as in jam sessions

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Recent Examples of sings

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In the 1974 song, Parton sings about a woman flirting with her man. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 With his raspy and raw vocals, the young talent sings about his real-life experiences in search of an organic connection with his community. — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026 The thing is, the way Dolly sings about the other woman in this song has always felt super sapphic. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 Heyward sings and plays some guitar, Les Nemes is the bassist, Graham Jones is the lead guitarist and the band’s sole American member, Blair Cunningham, is the drummer. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The Mayo Clinic says tuberculosis is a serious bacterial infection that affects the lungs and can spread when someone with it coughs, sneezes, or even sings. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Her special new brand of perreo melancolía features guest vocals by Drake (who sings in Spanish), Bruno Mars, Greg Gonzalez (of Cigarettes After Sex), as well as Spanish stars Judeline and Rusowsky. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 SpaceX sings on soaring AI costs watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sings

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Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Definition of chants

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And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of cries

Verb

Creator instinct informs what gets made, how it is presented and how quickly the team responds.

— Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
When the Pogues return to Kildare from Azerbaijan, Rose informs them that Groff stole the Royal Merchant gold from her after trying to kill her.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of informs

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The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of symphonies

Verb

The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of vocalizes

Verb

Abdul-Mateen, who previously won an Emmy for his role on HBO’s Watchmen and was Tony-nominated for Topdog/Underdog, talks to Vanity Fair about his show’s sudden cancellation, his newest hobby, and being kinder to himself.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026
Patrick, who talks regularly with Ford and Moore, agreed, saying that is not just how a governor does the job, but how a candidate wins it in the first place.

— Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026