Intone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To recite in a singing tone.
  • v. To utter in a monotone.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation.
  • verb-intransitive. Music To sing a plainsong intonation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
  • v. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant; as, to intone the church service.
  • v. To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant.
  • v. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice, or in a monotone.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.
  • To bring into tone or tune; figuratively, to imbue with a particular tone of feeling.
  • To speak or recite with the singing voice: as, to intone the litany.
  • To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.
  • Specifically To use a monotone in pronouncing or repeating; speak or recite with the singing voice; chant.
  • In music:
  • To produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice; sing or chant.
  • In plainsong, to sing the intonation of a chant or melody.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
  • v. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
  • v. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    • Verb Form
    intoned    intones    intoning   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    judge    label    pronounce    mouth    verbalise   
    Form
    intoned    intoning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chant    intonate    recite    accentuate    monotone   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastogne    Bayonne    Capone    Cohn    Cologne   
     
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