sight sing

English

Alternative forms

• sight-sing, sightsing

Etymology

From sight + sing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/

Verb

sight sing (third-person singular simple present sight sings, present participle sight singing, simple past sight sang, past participle sight sung)

1. (music) To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

Translations

to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time

Finnish: laulaa nuoteista, laulaa prima vista French: chanter à vue, déchiffrer (fr) German: vom Blatt singen Hungarian: blattol (hu) Italian: cantare a prima vista Polish: śpiewać a vista impf

See also

• sight read

Anagrams

• sightings