intone

verb

in·tone in-ˈtōn How to pronounce intone (audio)

intoned; intoning

transitive verb

: to utter in musical or prolonged tones : recite in singing tones or in a monotone

intransitive verb

: to utter something in singing tones or in monotone

intoner noun

Example Sentences

“Coming soon to a theater near you,” the announcer intoned. “The day is begun,” the narrator intoned

Recent Examples on the Web Occasionally, a voice-over will intone portentous, poetic, and obscure observations.

Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 For a cue where the little immigrant mouse Fievel first lays eyes on New York harbor, composer James Horner had the choir intone the famous Emma Lazarus poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

Adrian Daub, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2021 Collier ended his Blue Note show with an impromptu choral exercise, conducting different sections of the crowd to hum and intone an improvisational tune.

New York Times, 16 July 2021 Here, Meacham the historian would intone, is how Trump resembles Richard Nixon or Andrew Johnson.

Thomas Frank, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Reality says that another title there would necessitate flying in Al Michaels to intone, courtside, about believing in miracles.

Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021 At the first station, prayers were intoned for those in the vehicles.

Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 11 Apr. 2020 Wandering the auditorium and stage in a gold bodysuit, the sad, funny figure of Hinrichs, who is billed as co-director, intones his laconic and disjointed soliloquy with consummate theatricality (and often without a microphone).

New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 Accompanied by piano, drums, bowed bass and fiddle that linger over slow chords, Dylan intones each line with somber clarity.

Jon Pareles, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 See More

单词	intoned
释义	intone verb in·tone in-ˈtōn intoned; intoning transitive verb : to utter in musical or prolonged tones : recite in singing tones or in a monotone intransitive verb : to utter something in singing tones or in monotone intoner noun Synonyms chant intonate sing See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences “Coming soon to a theater near you,” the announcer intoned. “The day is begun,” the narrator intoned Recent Examples on the Web Occasionally, a voice-over will intone portentous, poetic, and obscure observations. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 For a cue where the little immigrant mouse Fievel first lays eyes on New York harbor, composer James Horner had the choir intone the famous Emma Lazarus poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Adrian Daub, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2021 Collier ended his Blue Note show with an impromptu choral exercise, conducting different sections of the crowd to hum and intone an improvisational tune. New York Times, 16 July 2021 Here, Meacham the historian would intone, is how Trump resembles Richard Nixon or Andrew Johnson. Thomas Frank, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Reality says that another title there would necessitate flying in Al Michaels to intone, courtside, about believing in miracles. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021 At the first station, prayers were intoned for those in the vehicles. Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 11 Apr. 2020 Wandering the auditorium and stage in a gold bodysuit, the sad, funny figure of Hinrichs, who is billed as co-director, intones his laconic and disjointed soliloquy with consummate theatricality (and often without a microphone). New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 Accompanied by piano, drums, bowed bass and fiddle that linger over slow chords, Dylan intones each line with somber clarity. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonare, from Latin in- + tonus tone First Known Use 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense intoned 1 of 2 adjective as in muttered Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance muttered whispered murmured shouted mumbled drawled gasped breathed mouthed sputtered chirped purred squeaked enunciated spluttered uttered articulated voiced pronounced vocal sonant spoken oral Antonyms & Near Antonyms silent mute inarticulate quiet unspoken nonvocal unvoiced unsaid voiceless unuttered unexpressed surd See More intoned 2 of 2 verb past tense of intone as in chanted to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned Synonyms & Similar Words chanted sung sang bellowed roared intonated chorused chimed belted
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intone

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