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Adjective intoned has 1 sense
- chantlike, intoned, singsong - uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"
Antonyms: unrhythmical, unrhythmic (indirect, via rhythmical)
Verb intone has 3 senses
- tone, chant, intone - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
--1 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- chant, intone, intonate, cantillate - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
--2 is one way to sing
Sample sentence:
They will intone the duet
- intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
--3 is one way to pronounce, label, judge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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