English > singing: 3 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of singing / singing vocal music. |
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| Synonym | vocalizing |
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| Category of | chorus, Greek chorus | A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play |
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| coach, private instructor, tutor | A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) |
| eisteddfod | Any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) |
| music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Narrower | a cappella singing, a capella singing | singing without instrumental accompaniment |
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| bel canto | A style of operatic singing |
| caroling | singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) |
| coloratura | singing with florid ornamentation |
| crooning | The act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner |
| crooning | singing in a soft low tone |
| harmonization, harmonisation | singing in harmony |
| humming | The act of singing with closed lips |
| intonation, chanting | 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 |
| psalmody, hymnody | The act of singing psalms or hymns |
| scat, scat singing | singing jazz |
| singalong, singsong | informal group singing of popular songs |
| solfege, solfeggio | A voice exercise |
| solmization, solfege, solfeggio | 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 |
| Broader | musical performance | The act of performing music |
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| vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) |
| Spanish | cante, canto |
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| Catalan | cant |
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| Verbs | sing | produce tones with the voice |
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| sing | deliver by singing |
