Meaning

A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm..

Definitions by Sense

1. A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.
3. Low-quality singing or poetry.
4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a poorly executed song.
5. Of or relating to a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch.
6. (intransitive) To utter in a singsong voice.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To compose poor poetry.

Example Sentences

We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.

I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]

The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo.

[Y]ou sit / Sing-songing here; but, if I'm any judge, / By God, you are as poor a poet, Wyatt, / As a good soldier.

Word Forms

• singsongs
• sing-song
• more singsong
• most singsong
• singsonging
• singsonged

Synonyms for sing song

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