sing

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. troll; chant, carol, intone, warble; laud, praise; vocalize; yodel; versify; hum, whistle. See music, poetry, disclosure.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To produce vocal music]

Syn. chant, carol, warble, vocalize, trill, croon, choir, twitter, chirp, lilt, harmonize, sing soprano, sing tenor, sing bass, sing alto, sing baritone, raise a song, lift up the voice in song, pipe up, burst into song.

Ant. mumble*, squawk, screech.

2. [To produce a sound suggestive of singing]

Syn. buzz, resound, purr; see hum , sound 1 .

3. [To write poetry]

Syn. celebrate in song, versify, tell in verse, compose, grow lyrical; see also write 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

*belt out a song, carry a tune, carol, croon, serenade, warble, hum, trill, pipe, cry out, yodel, bellow, sing in a booming voice.

WORD FIND

• singing with a falsely high voice: falsetto

• singing without instrumental accompaniment: a cappella; *barbershop quartet

see music, opera, singer, song, voice

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To utter words or sounds in musical tones: carol, chant, vocalize. Archaic: tune. See SOUNDS. 2. Slang. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tattle, tip3 (off). Slang: fink, rat, snitch, squeal, stool. Idiom: blow the whistle. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW.