singing
part of speech
noun (singing, uncountable); verb form of sing (sing, sings, sang, sung, singing); adjective (singing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Singing is making musical sounds with your voice, with words or a tune. tree →
2) Singing (verb form) means doing this now («She is singing»). tree →
3) Singing can describe a high ringing sound, like a kettle or a bird («singing birds»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In music lessons pupils practise singing in a choir, in rounds and in assemblies; it trains breathing, rhythm and listening. In everyday life singing happens at birthdays, sports matches and in the car. In science, birds' singing is a way of calling mates or marking their area. Phrases: «singing lessons», «singing in the rain», «community singing», «singing voice».
examples
- We practised singing for the school concert. tree →
- The birds were singing at dawn. tree →
- She has a beautiful singing voice. tree →
- Everyone joined in the singing of «Happy Birthday». tree →
- He takes singing lessons on Saturdays. tree →
- The fans were singing loudly in the stadium. tree →
- I like singing in the bath. tree →
- Singing in a round means starting the same tune at different times. tree →
- 'And how is the nightingale singing? tree →
note
Verb forms of «sing»: «sing, sang, sung» («I sang yesterday»; «I have sung»). The noun «singing» is uncountable. Trap: do not confuse with «signing» (writing your name, or using sign language).
In the corpora
- Nerves make breath short and the voice shaky, even in good singers; slow breathing before singing helps calm the voice.
- Harmony means singing different notes at the same time that sound good together.
- Singing with a sore throat can strain the voice and make it worse; singers rest, drink water and avoid shouting.
- Toad struts along the high road, miles from home, singing his own praises: brain has beaten brute force!
- After a fine supper the Woman looks at a mutton blade-bone and makes the First Singing Magic.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «singing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.