intone
English Thesaurus
1. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | sing, |
| definition | : | produce tones with the voice (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | singsong, |
| definition | : | speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong (verb.communication) |
2. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication)
3. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (verb.communication)
4. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | intonation, |
| definition | : | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chanting, intonation, |
| definition | : | the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cantillation, |
| definition | : | liturgical chanting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intonation, |
| definition | : | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chanter, melody pipe, |
| definition | : | reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | chant, |
| definition | : | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone (noun.communication) |
5. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tone, tone of voice, |
| definition | : | the quality of a person's voice (noun.communication) |
6. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | chanting, intonation, |
| definition | : | the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chant, |
| definition | : | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone (noun.communication) |
7. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | intonation, |
| definition | : | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chanting, intonation, |
| definition | : | the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cantillation, |
| definition | : | liturgical chanting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | intonation, |
| definition | : | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chanter, melody pipe, |
| definition | : | reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | chant, |
| definition | : | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone (noun.communication) |
8. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tone, tone of voice, |
| definition | : | the quality of a person's voice (noun.communication) |
9. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | chanting, intonation, |
| definition | : | the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | chant, |
| definition | : | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone (noun.communication) |
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