Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of
song . - Preterit of
sing . - noun Blood: used in heraldry, in different combinations.
- noun A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of a set of graduated bamboo tubes, which contain free reeds, inserted on a gourd with a mouthpiece, so that the reeds may be sounded by the breath.
- noun Same as
malignant anthrax (French sang de rate). - To gather ginseng for the market.
- noun A reduction of ginseng. Also
seng .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
sing .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past of
sing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
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Examples
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On Frege's view, the proposition that Mary sang has a functional component indicated by ˜sang™, and an argument indicated by
Logical Form Pietroski, Paul 2009
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But the Greek poets sang their own verses: "Homer literally _sang_ the wrath of Achilles, and the woes of Greece;" would it were so in England.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 Various
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Like native Americans, Tibetans burn sagebrush which we call sang ganden khampa, as a purifying ritual and a smoke offering to the Buddha and the old gods yul-lha ship-dag of Tibet.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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She came in eighth, but she learned much more than how to spell—which was good, since she went out on the word sang.
Holding the World by the Hand Gigi Schweikert 2005
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She came in eighth, but she learned much more than how to spell—which was good, since she went out on the word sang.
Holding the World by the Hand Gigi Schweikert 2005
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Considering the context in which it's used, "sang" is not really meant as a "good" thing, just as grief is rarely good in any situation.
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"The Lassus scholars from Dublin sang the O quam gloriosum to great effect and concluded with a Te Deum by Lassus."
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The Andrews Sisters sang from the radio in the dust shafted kitchen.
Ascension Dean H. Wild 2010
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The rest of the waterlogged stage will likely be trashed, but the circle, where Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and other greats stood and sang, is irreplaceable.
Opry House's famed circle stays center stage after flood 2010
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Meanwhile, McCain sang a much different tune in the ethnic media.
Wonk Room » McCain Says Spanish-Language Ads Cost Him Latino Vote: ‘Life Isn’t Fair’ 2009
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