sing : Idioms & Phrases
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a capella singing
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noun singing without instrumental accompaniment
a capella singing.
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a cappella singing
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noun singing without instrumental accompaniment
a capella singing.
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gospel singing
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noun folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
gospel.
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Part singing
- singing in which two or more of the harmonic parts are taken.
Webster 1913
part-singing
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noun singing with three or more voice parts
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sang-froid
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noun great coolness and composure under strain
cool; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
- keep your cool
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Sang`-froid" noun
Etymology
F., cold blood.Definitions
Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness. Burke.
Webster 1913
scat singing
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noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
scat.
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sight-sing
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verb sing from a score without having seen it before
sightsing.
- This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces
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sing along
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verb sing with a choir or an orchestra
- Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along
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sing-kwa
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noun loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
angled loofah; Luffa acutangula.
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sing-sing
Sing"-sing` noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) The kob.
Webster 1913
singing voice
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noun the musical quality of the voice while singing
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sung dynasty
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noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
Sung; Song dynasty; Song.
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To hear a bird sing
- to receive private communication. Colloq. Shak.
Webster 1913
To sing placebo
- to agree with one in his opinion; to be complaisant to.
