Dictionary Definition
intone
Verb
1 utter monotonously and repetitively and
rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over
again" [syn: tone, chant]
2 recite with musical intonation; recite as a
chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intonate, cantillate]
3 speak carefully, as with rising and falling
pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate]
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- Rhymes: -əʊn
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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