About The Word Intone
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Intone
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What's The Definition Of Intone?
[v] recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
[v] speak carefully, as with with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "pleas intonated with sadness" [v] utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" Synonyms | Synonyms for Intone: cantillate | chant | intonate Related Terms | Find terms related to Intone: anthem | ballad | carol | chant | chirp | chirrup | choir | chorus | croon | descant | do-re-mi | hum | hymn | intonate | lilt | minstrel | pipe | psalm | quaver | roulade | serenade | shake | sing | sing in chorus | sol-fa | solmizate | tremolo | trill | troll | tweedle | tweedledee | twit | twitter | vocalize | warble | whistle | yodel See Also | judge | label | mouth | pronounce | sing | singsong | speak | talk | utter | verbalise | verbalize Intone In Webster's Dictionary \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Intoning}.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
tonus tone. See {Tone} and cf. {Entune}, {Intonate}.]
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant;
as, to intone the church service.
\In*tone"\, v. i. To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. --Pope. |
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