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singing (enc)

Singing

Noun1.singing - the act of singing vocal music
musical performance - the act of performing music
eisteddfod - any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
a capella singing, a cappella singing - singing without instrumental accompaniment
bel canto - a style of operatic singing
coloratura - singing with florid ornamentation
caroling - singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
crooning - the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
crooning - singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"
scat, scat singing - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
harmonisation, harmonization - singing in harmony
humming - the act of singing with closed lips
chanting, intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone
intonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
karaoke - singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
part-singing - singing with three or more voice parts
hymnody, psalmody - the act of singing psalms or hymns
singalong, singsong - informal group singing of popular songs
solfege, solfeggio - a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
solfege, solfeggio, solmization - singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
yodeling - singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
Greek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
private instructor, tutor, coach - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)
2.singing - disclosing information or giving evidence about another
disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
Adj.1.singing - smooth and flowing
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

 

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