Sing"ing (?), a. & n. from Sing, v. Singing bird.
(Zoöl.) (a) Popularly, any bird that
sings; a song bird. (b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines. -- Singing
book, a book containing music for singing; a book of
tunes. -- Singing falcon or hawk. (Zoöl.) See Chanting falcon, under Chanting. -- Singing fish (Zoöl.), a California toadfish (Porichthys porosissimus). --
Singing flame (Acoustics), a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to
set the air
within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon. -- Singing master, a man who teaches
vocal music. -- Singing school, a school in which persons are instructed in singing.
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