1. The activity of making vocal music; the sound of vocal music
   "The choir's singing echoed through the cathedral";
   - vocalising [Brit]
    
2. [informal] Disclosing information or giving evidence about another
   "The child's singing about his sister's misbehaviour got her in trouble";
   - tattle, telling

1. (music) smooth and flowing
   "The violinist played the singing passage with grace";
   - cantabile

1. Produce musical tones with the voice, esp. words with a tune
   "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
    
2. Deliver by singing
   "Sing Christmas carols"
    
3. To make melodious sounds
   "The nightingale was singing"
    
4. Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
   "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear";
   - whistle
    
5. [informal] Divulge confidential information or secrets
   "The suspect finally sang to the police";
   - spill the beans [informal], let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab [informal], peach [informal], babble, babble out, blab out [informal], give the game away

Derived forms: singings

See also: melodic, melodious, musical

Type of: break, bring out, disclose, disclosure, discover, divulge, emit, expose, give away, go, interpret, lay bare, let loose, let on, let out, mouth, musical performance, render, reveal, revealing, revelation, sound, speak, talk, uncover, unwrap, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vocal music

Encyclopedia: Singing, Reading, Telling and Spreading