sing
Synonyms:
(verb) carol, chant, descant, vocalize.
Related Words:
(verb) belt out, croon, groan, harmonize, hum, hymn, intone, purr, resound, serenade, shout, solo, talk, troll, wait, warble, whistle.
Origin:
First recorded before 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan. Dictionary 2: Old English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of sing: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 1850. History and Etymology for sing: Verb: Middle English, from Old English singan; akin to Old High German singan to sing, Greek omphē voice. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(verb) carol, chant, descant, vocalize.
Related Words:
(verb) belt out, croon, groan, harmonize, hum, hymn, intone, purr, resound, serenade, shout, solo, talk, troll, wait, warble, whistle.
Origin:
First recorded before 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan. Dictionary 2: Old English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of sing: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 1850. History and Etymology for sing: Verb: Middle English, from Old English singan; akin to Old High German singan to sing, Greek omphē voice. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.