A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation]. / A surname from Chinese. / Alternative spelling of Singh A South Asian surname. / a Sikh surname

plural of sing-sing

(dated) A kind of antelope; the kob.

A maximum-security prison in New York State.

(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. / (intransitive) To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.

The act, or event, of singing songs.

(transitive) To burn slightly. / (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.

A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Obsolete form of sing.

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing. / (informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another. / (US) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.