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to choir

to choir

1 9.9
To sing with a group of singers
  • verb
  • /kwaɪər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cantar en un coro
  • They would choir together every Sunday to lift their voices in harmony.

Examples

  • This substitute on earth for choiring angels.

  • Let me hear you sing it, choir!

  • What need is there to follow Jeannette to choir rehearsal?

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Please, choir, sing something.

  • Choir 'oohs' over the next stanza, then claps over the first chorus before joining in big on the second chorus.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • During the ceremony, the children will choir a beautiful song to honor the occasion.

  • At the festival, the performers would choir traditional hymns that captivated the audience.

Synonyms

to chorus
vsto choir
1 3.4

Sing or say something together as a group

means specifically singing as part of an organized singing group

Idioms

9 6.5

Telling people something they already agree with

Compounds

1 5.1

A raised area in a church where singers sit during services

choir invisible
  • Archaic
1 9.9

People who have died thought of as a group

1 8.5

A carved wooden seat in a church where priests or singers sit during services

A school where children learn to sing for church services and study normal school subjects

Surface Forms

choir infinitive
choirs third person singular

Etymology

Choir used as a verb is old and rare and simply meant 'to sing in a choir', coming from the same root chorus ('dance' or 'group of singers'). That's why to choir once meant to join the singing group.