intoning


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.

intoning

(ɪnˈtəʊnɪŋ) nan act of intoning