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Noun (1 meaning)

1. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.

American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius

sang is a type of:

herb, herbaceous plant (noun) - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

sang is a member of:

Panax, genus Panax (noun) - perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng

parts of sang:

ginseng (noun) - aromatic root of ginseng plants

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Verb (5 meanings)

1. deliver by singing.

Example:

“Sing Christmas carols”

to sing is a way to:

to interpret, render (verb) - give an interpretation or rendition of
to sing (verb) - produce tones with the voice

ways to sing:

to carol (verb) - sing carols
to hymn (verb) - sing a hymn
to madrigal (verb) - sing madrigals
to solmizate (verb) - sing by the syllables of solmization
to troll (verb) - sing the parts of (a round) in succession

to sing is derivationally related to:

singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser (noun) - a person who sings
singing, vocalizing (noun) - the act of singing vocal music
song, strain (noun) - the act of singing
song, vocal (noun) - a short musical composition with words

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

music (noun) - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

Verb group:

to sing (verb) - to make melodious sounds

2. produce tones with the voice.

Examples:

“She was singing while she was cooking”,
“My brother sings very well”

to sing is a way to:

to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise (verb) - express in speech

ways to sing:

to belt out, belt (verb) - sing loudly and forcefully
to chant, intone, intonate, cantillate (verb) - recite with musical intonation
to choir, chorus (verb) - sing in a choir
to croon (verb) - sing softly
to descant (verb) - sing in descant

to descant on (verb) - sing a descant on a main tune or melody
to harmonize, harmonise (verb) - sing or play in harmony
to hum (verb) - sing with closed lips
to minstrel (verb) - celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
to place (verb) - sing a note with the correct pitch
to psalm (verb) - sing or celebrate in psalms
to sing (verb) - deliver by singing
to sing along (verb) - sing with a choir or an orchestra
to solmizate (verb) - sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale
to treble (verb) - sing treble
to troll (verb) - sing loudly and without inhibition
to tweedle, chirp (verb) - sing in modulation
to vocalize, vocalise (verb) - sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
to warble, trill, quaver (verb) - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
to yodel, warble, descant (verb) - sing by changing register

to sing is derivationally related to:

singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser (noun) - a person who sings
singing, vocalizing (noun) - the act of singing vocal music
song, strain (noun) - the act of singing
song, vocal (noun) - a short musical composition with words

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

music (noun) - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

3. to make melodious sounds.

Example:

“The nightingale was singing”

to sing is a way to:

to utter, emit, let out, let loose (verb) - express audibly

to sing is derivationally related to:

birdcall, call, birdsong, song (noun) - the characteristic sound produced by a bird
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser (noun) - a person who sings

Verb group:

to sing (verb) - deliver by singing

4. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound.

to whistle, sing

Examples:

“the kettle was singing”,
“the bullet sang past his ear”

to sing is a way to:

to sound, go (verb) - make a certain noise or sound

to sing is derivationally related to:

song (noun) - a distinctive or characteristic sound
whistle, whistling (noun) - the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

5. divulge confidential information or secrets.

to spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out

Example:

“Be careful--his secretary talks”

to sing is the opposite of:

to keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut (verb) - refrain from divulging sensitive information

to sing is a way to:

to unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out (verb) - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

to sing is derivationally related to:

bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkative (adjective) - unwisely talking too much
informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber (noun) - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
talk, talk of the town (noun) - idle gossip or rumor
tattle, singing, telling (noun) - disclosing information or giving evidence about another
tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth (noun) - someone who gossips indiscreetly

Verb group:

to spill, talk (verb) - reveal information