American English
/sɪnʤd̚/
One syllable.
Related entry: sing
to use your voice to make music, with or without words
Practice out loudto use your voice to make music, with or without words
They sang a song at the party.
The children are singing in the classroom.
sing a song · sing loudly · sing in a choir · sing live
[someone] sings [a song]
[someone] sings to [someone]
to tell the police or other people what someone else did, especially to avoid punishment
The suspect sang after two hours of questioning.
He sang to the police to get a shorter sentence.
[someone] sings to [the police]
to sing at the same time as a recording or other singers
Everyone sang along to the radio.
to sing with a lot of energy and feeling
She sang her heart out at the concert.
to reveal secrets or give information to the police
The criminal sang like a canary.
The past forms are sang and sung. Use sang for a finished past action and sung after have, has, or had.