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intoned
in·tone I0203300 (ĭn-tōn′)v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones v.tr.1. To recite in a singing tone.2. To utter in a monotone.v.intr.1. To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation.2. Music To sing a plainsong intonation.
[Middle English entonen, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin tonus, tone; see tone.]
in·tone′ment n.in·ton′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | intoned - uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"chantlike, singsongrhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" |
intoned
Related to intoned: tentativelySynonyms for intonedadj uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chantingSynonymsRelated Words |