third-person singular verb
Makes music with the voice, with or without words.
Maria sings in the church choir every Sunday.
The little bird sings outside my window.
American English
How to pronounce sings
verbA1Common word
SIHNGZ
/sɪŋz/
One syllable.
Form of sing
Makes music with the voice, with or without words.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
third-person singular verb
Tells the police or other people what someone else did, especially to avoid punishment.
The suspect sings after hours of questioning.
He sings to the police to get a shorter sentence.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
The past forms are sang and sung. Use sang for a finished past action and sung after have, has, or had.