(~s, ~ing, sang, sung)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
I can’t ~...
I ~ about love most of the time...
They were all ~ing the same song...
Go on, then, ~ us a song!...
‘You’re getting to be a habit with me,’ sang Eddie.
VERB: V, V about n, V n, V n n, V with quote
2.
When birds or insects ~, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds.
Birds were already ~ing in the garden.
VERB: V
3.
see also ~ing