Origin of sing
before 900; Middle English
singen, Old English
singan; cognate with Dutch
zingen, German
singen, Old Norse
syngva, Gothic
siggwan
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British Dictionary definitions for singing
sing
/ (sɪŋ) /
verb sings, singing, sang or sung
noun
informal
an act or performance of singing
a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets
See also
sing along,
sing out
Derived forms of sing
singable, adjective singing, adjective, nounWord Origin for sing
Old English
singan; related to Old Norse
syngja to sing, Gothic
siggwan, Old High German
singan
undefined sing
See
ring 2