singing

English

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ

Noun

singing (usually uncountable, plural singings)

2. The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
3. (informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
4. (US) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.

Translations

the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing

• Arabic: غِنَاء (ar) m (ḡināʔ)

  Hijazi Arabic: غُنا m (ḡuna)

• Aromanian: cãntare f
• Belarusian: спеў m (spjeŭ) (usually plural), спе́вы m pl (spjévy), спява́нне n (spjavánnje)
• Bulgarian: пе́ене n (péene)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 歌唱 (zh) (gēchàng)

• Czech: zpěv (cs) m
• Dutch: zang (nl) m
• Evenki: икэвкэ (ikəwkə)
• Finnish: laulaminen (fi), laulu (fi)
• French: chant (fr) m
• German: Singen (de) n, Gesang (de) m
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 m (saggws)
• Hebrew: שירה (he) f (shirá), זימרה f (zimrá)
• Hindi: गायकी (hi) f (gāykī), गायन (hi) m (gāyan)
• Hungarian: éneklés (hu)
• Irish: cantaireacht f, canadh m
• Italian: canto (it) m
• Japanese: 歌唱 (ja) (かしょう, kashō)
• Korean: 가창 (ko) (gachang)
• Macedonian: пеење n (peenje)
• Malayalam: ആലാപനം (ml) (ālāpanaṁ)
• Middle English: syngyng, song
• Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⴱⴰⵖⵓⵔ (abaɣur)
• Polish: śpiew (pl) m
• Portuguese: canto (pt) m
• Romanian: cântare (ro) f
• Russian: пе́ние (ru) n (pénije), песнопе́ние (ru) n (pesnopénije)
• Sanskrit: गायन (sa) n (gāyana)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: певање n

  Roman: pevanje (sh) n

• Slovak: spev m
• Slovene: petje n
• Spanish: canto (es) m
• Swahili: uimbaji (sw)
• Telugu: పాడుట (te) (pāḍuṭa)
• Ukrainian: спів (uk) m (spiv), співа́ння n (spivánnja)

informal: disclosing information, or giving evidence about another

• Bulgarian: издайничество (bg) (izdajničestvo)

USA: a gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs

Adjective

singing (comparative more singing, superlative most singing)

1. (music) Smooth and flowing.
2. (of a kettle etc.) Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Translations

of a kettle etc: producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam

music: smooth and flowing

• Irish: amhránach

Verb

singing

1. present participle and gerund of sing

See also

• sing
• singing bowl
• singing bread
• song

Anagrams

• ginsing, signing

Middle English

Noun

singing

1. Alternative form of syngyng