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Intone

Intone Meaning & Definition
Intone Definition And Meaning

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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