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Sing small
//sɪŋ ˈsmɔːl// verb
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Verb
- 1 To assume a humble tone. idiomatic, intransitive
"By all that's good, I muſt myſelf ſing ſmall in her company!—I vvill never meet at hard-edge vvith her— […]"
- 2 To not say anything; to keep quiet. idiomatic, intransitive
"Deutschland sleeps: her star has waned. / France, the Thundress whilome, now / Singeth small, with bated breath."
- 3 To play a minor part. idiomatic, intransitive
- 4 To sing softly. intransitive, obsolete
"[A]re not moſt of our kings being vvhen they ſing ſmall and fine, after a puling maner, ſaluted Apolloes for their muſicke: […]"
Etymology
From sing + small (“in a small fashion; (obsolete) in a low tone, softly”).
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