Thesaurus results for SUNG

sung

verb

Definition of sung

past participle of sing

as in chanted

to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in intoned

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in called

to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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called
cried

as in informed

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

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Recent Examples of sung Only minor drawbacks here are the songs that break from this mold, all of which happen to be sung by the band’s other vocalist, Nikki Belfiglio. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 That is a traditional Celtic song that gets sung at funerals a lot. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 The actress has also sung ADÉLA’s praises since the confidence-boosting namesake track arrived in early September. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 Accompanied by his sons Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro, Messi was overcome with emotion as the Argentine national anthem played, sung by a veteran of the 1982 Falklands War. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Beckham, meanwhile, has previously sung the praises of the brand’s Japanese Camellia Body Oil. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The nearly 5-year-old eagle has perched and sung with Shadow, who first paired up with Jackie in 2018. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Richards, who has always sung his blues songs with a vocal quiver that owes a debt to Reed, plays the guitar with a little more force than Reed did and affects something of a Mississippi-via-Dartford drawl on the vocals. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 The opera will be sung in its original Italian with English supertitles projected near the stage. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026

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A number of protesters were removed from the doorway of the building by authorities, and supporters chanted as Abascal was driven away in an ambulance.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of chanted

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It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.

— The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

Verb

Megyn Kelly just made some incendiary comments about Olivia Rodrigo after the singer vocalized support for Jane Doe in the Cornell gang rape lawsuit.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Veteran offensive players went to Saban and vocalized their concerns about Kiffin’s focus that week.

— John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vocalized

Verb

Talking past each other on voting The candidates mostly talked past each other to answer a question about confidence in elections.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The filmmaker talked to Puck‘s Matt Belloni in a wide-ranging discussion that was partially recorded for his The Town podcast.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

What more and more voters are coming to understand is how profoundly they have been betrayed.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Ashley Flynn’s sister, Kayla Keyt, said during her victim statement that her family could not overcome their sense of shock and despair after learning that Flynn betrayed them in such a violent and horrible way.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of betrayed

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