Sing-in
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sing-in is a noun meaning A peaceful protest where people sing, often to obstruct the normal course of an event.
Meaning
A peaceful protest where people sing, often to obstruct the normal course of an event.
Example Sentences
Although they're more fragmentary, the protest moments involving song still have Stamp excited: from ongoing sing-ins at courthouses to resist home foreclosures, to the night when Occupy was evicted from Zuccotti Park in November, when dozens of arrested activists sang "Stand By Me" and "With a Little Help From My Friends" in the halls of central booking.
Word Forms
- sing-ins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include singalong, singout, singsong, singing, chanting, folksinging.
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