Reverse Dictionary: SING

ADJECTIVES
► CANTATORY pert. to a singer or his singing → 1836
► CANOROUS singing, melodious, musical; resonant, ringing → 1646
► LUSTY of singing, music, festivities: merry, cheerful → 1430-40 arch.
► LYRIC given to song; singing → 1814 poetic usage
► SIRENIC of persons: singing sweetly → 1797
► SIRENICAL of persons: singing sweetly → 1604 obs.

NOUNS
► CANT singing, musical sound → 1501 obs.
► CANTATION singing → 1623 obs.
► DIDDLAN the act of singing in a low key → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GALE singing, a song; merriment; mirth → c1200 obs.
► LALL loud, lively, or spirited singing; ranting psalmody → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PALINODY singing over again, repetition → 1599 obs.
► STREET-CHANTING the practice of singing in the streets for a living → 1887 cant

NOUNS – PERSON
► ADENOID a vocalist with a ‘tight’ voice; a radio tenor who sings in a forced, strained voice → 1930s US sl. 
► ALLIGATOR a singer who opens his mouth wide → E19 sl.
► BALLAD-BASKET a street singer → 1749 UK sl.
► BALLADIER a street ballad-singer → 1637 obs.
► BALLADINE a ballad-maker or singer → 1604 obs.
► BALLADIST a maker or singer of ballads → 1811
► BALLAD SINGER one who strolls about singing ballads → 1592
► BARBERSHOPPER a person who performs barbershop or close harmony singing → 1930 orig. US
► BEEF-STEW SINGER a very bad soloist → 1945 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► BELT a violent singer → 1954
► BELTER a singer with a loud, powerful penetrating voice; in depreciative sense, one whose performances are thought to lack restraint, finesse, or subtlety → 1953 colloq., orig. US
► BLACKBIRD a sweet singer; a songster → 1634 obs.
► CANARY a young woman or girl; esp. a female vocalist; a songster → 1862 US
► CANTABANK a singer on a stage or platform; hence, a common ballad-singer; used contemptuously → 1834 rare
► CANTATOR a male singer → 1866
► CANTATRICE a female professional singer → 1866
► CANTOR a singer → 1609 obs.
► CASTRATO a male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice → 1763
► CHANTOOSE ► CHANTOOSIE ► CHANTOOZIE a female singer of popular songs → 1940 US colloq.
► CHIRP a female vocalist → 1944 Amer. jazz sl.
► CHIRPER a singer, esp. a female vocalist → 1891 Amer. jazz sl.
► GABERLILTIE a ballad-singer → 1880 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GESTER ► GESTOUR a professional reciter or singer of romances or tales → c1380 obs.
► GLEEMAN a professional entertainer at social gatherings; especially, a singer, musician, or minstrel →  c897 obs.
► GRIDDLER a street singer → 1859 sl.
► MOANER  a singer of mournful songs; spec. a blues singer → 1927 orig. US
► MONODIST a person who writes or sings a monody (a lyric ode sung by a single voice) → 1751
► MONSTER a singer or musician of very broad public appeal; a musical superstar → 1975 sl., esp. US
► MUSIC MAN a musician, a singer; a man who provides music → 1569
► MUSICO a musician, esp. a singer or other performer → 1724 arch.
► MYRIOLOGIST the singer of a myriologue (lament or funeral song) → 1848 obs.
► MYROLOGIST the singer of a myrology (lament or funeral song) → 1910
► NOTE a singer → 1859 UK criminals’ sl.
► PEAK a person, esp. a small person, who speaks or sings in a thin, weak voice → 1903 Sc.   (Bk.)
► QUARESTER a chorister → 1436 obs.
► RANDY a beggar; wandering ballad-singer → 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RANTER a lively singer or player → a1700 Sc.
► SANGSTER a songster, a singer → 1532 Sc.
► SING-ALONE a solo singer → 1691 obs.
► SINGERESS a female singer → 1382 obs.
► SING-MAN a singing man → 1691 obs.
► SINGSTER a singer → 1388 obs.
► SINGSTRESS a songstress → 1873
► SIREN one who, or that which, sings sweetly, charms, allures, or deceives → 1590
► SOUL SURVIVORS a group of White singers whose music appeals to African-Americans → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► SWEET SINGER a popular singer → 1936
► SYMPHONIST one who sings in harmony, with ‘true tune and time’ → 1656 obs.
► THRUSH a female singer → 1940 US
► TUNESTER a songwriter or singer; a musician, a composer → 1903 chiefly US
► WARBLER 1. one who warbles or sings; a singer, a songster → 1611
2. one who sings for money or drink → 1823 sl. (Bk.)
► WOOFER a breathy singer; a singer whose breathing can he heard through a microphone → 1975 Amer. radio sl.  (Bk.)
► YOWPER a yelper; a street-crier; a ballad-singer → 1873 Eng. dial.  (Bk.)

PHRASES
► ALL IN A CHARM all singing or talking at once → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HE CAN’T CARRY A TUNE IN A BASKET he can’t sing → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HE SINGS MORE LIKE A WHORE’S BIRD THAN A CANARY the singer has a strong manly voice → L18

VERBS
► BOOL to weep in childish fashion; to drawl in singing → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BYSS to sing or hum children to sleep → 1440 obs.
► CANARY to work as a band vocalist; to sing → 1930s US sl.
► CANT to chant, to sing; to repeat in a sing-song manner; to intone → 1652 obs.
► CANTITATE to sing as a bird → 1830
► CARP to sing or recite, as a minstrel; to sing, as a bird → c1425 obs.
► CHIRP to sing; said esp. of women → 1935 Amer. jazz sl.
► CRACKLE to quaver in singing → 1500 obs.
► DECANTATE to sing or speak often → 1659 obs.
► DEEDLE to sing in a low key; to croon over an air without the words of the song → 1870 Sc.  
► DIDDLE to sing in a low key, without distinct utterance of words → 1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GALE to sing; also, to deliver an oracular response → a1000 obs.
► GRIDDLE to sing in the streets as a beggar → 1851 sl.
► JUDDER of the voice in singing: to oscillate between greater and less intensity → 1973
► LALDER to sing in a loud, noisy manner; to hum → 1856 Eng. dial.
► LALDRUM to sing in a foolish or childish manner → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LALL to sing or shout loudly; to cry out; to quarrel → 1884 Eng. dial.
► LYRICIZE to sing lyrics → 1832 
► MOAN to sing; to sing a blues song → 1927 Amer. dial.
► MONE to mention, to tell of; to narrate; to sing a song → 1225 obs.
► MOUTH-MAUL to sing out of tune → 1876 Eng. dial.
► NOSE to utter or sing nasally → a1643 obs.
► PEAK to speak or sing in a thin, weak voice; to squeak like a mouse → 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► RAISE to sing; also, to begin to sing, to strike up → 1653
► RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly → 1598
► RAP to sing or chant a rap song → 1970s sl., orig. African-American
► SING LIKE A BIRD CALLED THE SWINE to sing execrably → c1675 colloq.
► SING SMALL to sing with a low voice → 1538 obs.
► SKIRL to sing, utter, play, etc. in loud and shrill tones → 1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► SOWFF to sing, hum, or whistle a tune softly → 1719 Sc.
► SPLIT DIXIE  CUPS to sing badly → 1968 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SPREAD ONE’S JENK to have a good time; to sing or enjoy music ..1920s African-American sl.
► SYMPHONIZE to sing together, in concert, or in harmony → 1492 obs.
► TEEDLE to sing a song without words; to croon → 1824 Sc. obs.
► TWEEDLE-DEE to play or sing in a high-pitched tone; also, to play idly → 1837
► TWITTER to talk in a rapid, tremulous voice; to chatter; also, to sing in a manner likened to that of a bird → 1630
► WAIL to sing → 1970s sl., orig. African-American
► YARK ► YERK ► YIRK to start a tune; to commence singing, playing, etc. → 1873 Sc.
► YED to sing, to recite, to talk, to discourse → c888 obs.
► YELL to sing loudly, to chant → 1387 obs.
► YELP to lift up one’s voice; to cry aloud; to sing loud or on a high note → c1450 obs.
► YOAN to slide the notes into each other in singing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)