kɔːl kɔl sɒŋ sɔŋ ˈvəʊ.kəl ˈvoʊ.kəl the act of singing with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates the characteristic sound produced by a bird a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age a short musical composition with words a successful musical must have at least three good songs a distinctive or characteristic sound the song of bullets was in the air the song of the wind the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead a very small sum he bought it for a song