Definitions for intone

Definitions for (verb) intone

Main entry: chant, cantillate, intonate, intone

Definition: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Usage: The rabbi chanted a prayer


Main entry: intonate, intone

Definition: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

Usage: please intonate with sadness


Main entry: chant, tone, intone

Definition: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

Usage: The students chanted the same slogan over and over again


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