sight sing

/ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/

verb

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

Meanings

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

present singular third person sight sings · participle present sight singing · past sight sang · participle past sight sung · alternative sight-sing · alternative sightsing

  1. entertainmentTo sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

Origin

Translations

Finnish laulaa nuoteista, laulaa prima vista
  • laulaa nuoteistato sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
  • laulaa prima vistato sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
French chanter à vue, déchiffrer
  • chanter à vueto sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
  • déchiffrerto sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
German vom Blatt singen
  • vom Blatt singento sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
Hungarian blattol
  • blattolto sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
Italian cantare a prima vista
  • cantare a prima vistato sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
Polish śpiewać a vista
  • śpiewać a vistato sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time
Cite this entry
APA

sight sing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20sing

MLA

“sight sing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20sing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sight sing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20sing.

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