singin'
Belting out tunes
Singin' is an informal spelling of singing, representing the dropped g common in casual speech and dialect.
It appears frequently in song titles, folk music, and representations of Southern or working-class speech: singin' in the rain, singin' the blues.
The apostrophe marks the missing letter.
Singing softly, sentimentally
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- harmonizingCreating musical agreement
- carolingFestive neighborhood singing
warbling · serenading · chanting · vocalizing · trilling · lilting · yodeling · falsetto
Enslaved people's sacred songs
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
hymns · fiddle · banjo · holler · campfire · shanty · yodeling · mountain
Blowing air tunefully
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
- carefreeFree from anxiety
lighthearted · merriment · jubilant · happy · spirited · gleeful · upbeat · rejoicing
crooning
Singing softly, sentimentally
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- harmonizingCreating musical agreement
caroling · warbling · serenading · chanting · vocalizing · trilling · lilting · yodeling · falsetto · melody
spirituals
Enslaved people's sacred songs
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
ballads · hymns · fiddle · banjo · holler · campfire · shanty · yodeling · mountain · traditional
whistling
Blowing air tunefully
carefree · lighthearted · merriment · jubilant · happy · spirited · gleeful · upbeat · rejoicing · celebrating
Gene Kelly
dancing · splashing · musical · Hollywood · joyful · downpour · tap dancing · classic · choreography · MGM
- singing alongHarmonizing with music
- singing voiceVocal ability for music
- singing telegramsPerformed songs as gifts
- communal singingCollective vocal performance
- singing the bluesExpressing sadness melodically
- singing outVocalizing loudly, clearly