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- verb Present participle of
oversing .
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Examples
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Stefano has really come on strong lately, but, despite Jimmy Iovine's warnings, he completely oversang the song.
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The three principal singers sounded too inexperienced for their roles: Gregory Dahl (Golaud), Corinne Winters (Mélisande) and Liam Bonner (Pelléas) all had handsome voices but gave one-dimensional performances and frequently oversang rather than blending with the orchestra.
Glum Season for St. Louis Heidi Walesom 2011
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The three principal singers sounded too inexperienced for their roles: Gregory Dahl (Golaud), Corinne Winters (Mélisande) and Liam Bonner (Pelléas) all had handsome voices but gave one-dimensional performances and frequently oversang rather than blending with the orchestra.
Glum Season for St. Louis Heidi Walesom 2011
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New York's Rachel Zevita, we'll call her Roller Girl, sang Duffy's "Warwick Avenue," oversang if you ask us.
American Idol Episode Recap: Hollywood Week Season 10, Episode 8 2011
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I mean, I can scat sing and I studied music and there were times in my life when I definitely oversang, but now I want to do less, to serve the song.
Navigating All That Jazz Andrew McKie 2011
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The three principal singers sounded too inexperienced for their roles: Gregory Dahl (Golaud), Corinne Winters (Mélisande) and Liam Bonner (Pelléas) all had handsome voices but gave one-dimensional performances and frequently oversang rather than blending with the orchestra.
Glum Season for St. Louis Heidi Walesom 2011
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She made good use of the background singers but for a change I thought she oversang a little.
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Dean-Anthony Bradford, 27, Pasadena, CA – sang “Stars” by Simply Red – maybe oversang?
Jesus Valenzula American Idol 8 San Francisco Auditions (Video) 2009
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Gokey had a bum last note and oversang in the "big" moments just a tad, but it was a strong performance and a marked improvement over last week.
Michael Giltz: American Idol -- Top 9: Kris Allen Shines 2009
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"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?" was the Dolly ditty she oversang the snot out of.
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