countersing

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verb

To sing in response to the song of another

OriginEnglish sing ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

verbcountersing (third-person singular simple present countersings, present participle countersinging, simple past countersang, past participle countersung)

present singular third person countersings · participle present countersinging · past countersang · participle past countersung

  1. ethologyTo sing in response to the song of another

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishsing
  13. Englishcountersing

From counter- + sing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

countersign
Cite this entry
APA

countersing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersing

MLA

“countersing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countersing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersing.

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