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Sung

(so͝ong)

sung

(sŭng)

A past tense and the past participle of sing.

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sung

(sʌŋ)

the past participle of sing

adj

(Music, other) produced by singing: a sung syllable.

Usage: See at ring²

Sung

(sʊŋ) or

Song

(Biography) an imperial dynasty of China (960–1279 ad), notable for its art, literature, and philosophy

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sung

(sʌŋ)

v.

a pt. and pp. of sing.

Sung

(sʊŋ)

also Song

a dynasty in China, A.D. 960–1279.

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Noun

Sung - the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

Song dynasty, Sung dynasty, Song

dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

Translations

cantata cantato

sing

(siŋ) – past tense sang (saŋ) : past participle sung (saŋ) – verb

to make (musical sounds) with one's voice. He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.

ˈsinger noun

a person who sings, eg as a profession. Are you a good singer?; He's a trained singer.

ˈsinging noun

the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice. Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher.

sing out

to shout or call out. Sing out when you're ready to go.

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And it was among the rugged hills of Northumbria, by the rocky shore where the sounding waves beat and beat all day long, that the first Christian songs in English were sung. For here it was that Caedmon, the "Father of English Song," lived and died.

Awakening from his sleep, Caedmon remembered all that he had sung in his dream.

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Thank God!" And without noticing that he was singing, to strengthen the si he sung a second, a third below the high note.

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They said it was so funny that, when Herr Slossenn Boschen had sung it once before the German Emperor, he (the German Emperor) had had to be carried off to bed.

Herr Boschen said he had sung it once before the German Emperor, and he (the German Emperor) had sobbed like a little child.

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"You have an extraordinary talent," the princess said to her after Varenka had sung the first song extremely well.

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"Night after night have I sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him.

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"I will bind up your poor little leg, and Zephyr shall rock you to sleep." So she folded the cool leaves tenderly about the poor fly, bathed his wings, and brought him refreshing drink, while he hummed his thanks, and forgot his pain, as Zephyr softly sung and fanned him with her waving wings.

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To celebrate the success of 'Kesari', which recently crossed Rs 150 crore in its fourth week, Parineeti recorded the track which was originally sung by B Praak and penned by Manoj Muntashir.

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Mehdi Hassan and Ghulam Ali have sung most of them.

Living Colours: 'I wanted to sing the ghazals of new poets'

When the lullaby is sung in a lower key, infants show less interest.

Singing: some do it for passion, all do it for evolution

'We Sing' can be sung in any language and in any style, from pop to rock, from country to R&B, from a cappella to operatic.