to choir
- verb
- /kwaɪər/
- Archaic
- They would choir together every Sunday to lift their voices in harmony.
Examples
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This substitute on earth for choiring angels.
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Let me hear you sing it, choir!
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What need is there to follow Jeannette to choir rehearsal?
Fiction book (1995) -
Please, choir, sing something.
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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.
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At the festival, the performers would choir traditional hymns that captivated the audience.
Synonyms
Sing or say something together as a group
Idioms
Compounds
A school where children learn to sing for church services and study normal school subjects
Surface Forms
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.