Rawr vs Sing - What's the difference?
rawr | sing |
(onomatopoeia, Internet slang, text messaging) An expression of great appreciation, a happy imitation of a roar, often to emphasize sexual attraction.
To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
* {{quote-book, 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, chapter=The Tutor's Daughter, Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page=266
, passage=In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.}}
To soothe with singing.
(slang) To confess under interrogation.
To make a small, shrill sound.
* Alexander Pope
To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
* Prior
A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.
* 2002 , Martha Mizell Puckett, ?Hoyle B. Puckett, Memories of a Georgia Teacher: Fifty Years in the Classroom (page 198)
As an interjection rawr
is an expression of great appreciation, a happy imitation of a roar, often to emphasize sexual attraction.As a verb sing is
to produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.As a noun sing is
a gathering for the purpose of singing songs.rawr
English
Interjection
(en interjection)References
* 1994 ,Airships, Barry Hannah, p. 63 *: The privates sang a song they made just for me. Rawr rawr rawr! for Colonel Feather!/ Rawr rawr rawr! (pause, then with gusto) forever ! * 1998 ,
growl....., rec.org.sca on Usenet *: purrrrr....... rawr. Was that "rawr" with a capital R or small r? There's a difference... * 2005 ,
One Way Out, Michele Albert, p. 328 *: "Rawr," Cassie playfully growled, then nipped his lip. "Smart man." * 2008 ,
Divided We Stand, United We Get Horizontal, Glynnis MacNicol, Rachel Sklar, Huffington Post *: ... we think the sexiest thing in this entire post is the phrase "Duncan Hunter." It sort of sounds like a sassy verb, if you think about it. Rawr!
sing
English
Verb
- "I really want to sing in the school choir." said Vera .
citation
- to sing somebody to sleep
- The air sings in passing through a crevice.
- O'er his head the flying spear / Sang innocent, and spent its force in air.
- Bid her sing / Of human hope by cross event destroyed.
- (Milton)
Derived terms
* besing * sing along / sing-along * singer * sing from the same hymnbook * singing cowboy * sing out * singsong * sing soprano * sing the praisesSee also
* singeNoun
(en noun)- Some of the young folks asked Mrs. Long could they have a sing at her home that Sunday afternoon; she readily agreed, telling them to come early, bring their songbooks, and have a good sing.