sing out

verb

1. tr, adverb to call out in a loud voice; shout

Idioms and Phrases

Call out loudly, shout, as in One of them fell in the stream and sang out for help . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Characters in a musical can sing out their feelings because straightforward dialogue falls short of adequate self-expression, or break into song as a completely normal mode of communication in their world.

From Los Angeles Times

"It certainly emboldened me to sing out a little more," added Hedley Rokos, who was 16 at the time of the recording.

From BBC

Heavily pregnant, she is given little more to say than a messiah’s mom’s version of “Sing out, Louise” and whatever her still nonviable fetus tells her to.

From Los Angeles Times

One mouse will sing out a longing cry, and another will respond with a tune of its own.

From Science Daily

“Many congregants across the nation bow in prayer minutes before the midnight hour as they sing out “Watchman, watchman, please tell me the hour of the night.’

From Washington Times

Related Words

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