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1 verb person INTRANSITIVEcan verb cas verb ceol verb they sing together bíonn siad ag canadh le chéile, bíonn siad ag gabháil fhoinn le chéile, bíonn siad ag ceol le chéileI can't sing nílim in ann canadh, níl ceol agamhe was singing at the top of his voice bhí sé ag canadh in ard a chinnshe sings beautifully tá sí ar dóigh ag ceol
TRANSITIVEcan verb cas verb ceol verb abair verb sing a song! abair amhrán!, cas amhrán!, ceol amhrán!she was singing it to herself bhí sí á chanadh di féinthey sang the chorus with feeling chuir siad a gcroí sa churfá, cheol siad an curfá óna gcroí amachI can't sing a note níl nóta agamit's sung to a lovely air tá fonn álainn leis, gabhann sé le fonn álainnhe sang a song in Irish chan sé amhrán i nGaeilge, cheol sé amhrán Gaeilge
2 verb bird INTRANSITIVEcan verb ceiliúir verb ceol verb the birds were singing in the trees bhí na héin ag ceiliúradh sna crainn, bhí na héin ag ceol sna crainnShow full entry
3 verb object INTRANSITIVEthe kettle is singing tá ceol ag an gciteal, tá an citeal ag feadaílthe bullets sang past my ear bhí ceol ag na piléir agus iad ag dul le mo chluas 4 verb informal divulge information INTRANSITIVEsceith verb rún a scaoileadhto sing like a canary bheith ag sceitheadh a bhfuil ar eolas agat