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singsong

Adjective singsong 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)

Noun singsong has 2 senses

singsong - a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
--₁ is a kind of intonation, modulation, pitch contour

Derived forms: verb singsong₂, verb singsong₁
singalong, singsong - informal group singing of popular songs
--₂ is a kind of singing, vocalizing

Derived forms: verb singsong₂, verb singsong₁

Verb singsong has 2 senses

singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
--₁ is one way to chant, intone, intonate, cantillate

Derived forms: noun singsong₂, noun singsong₁
Sample sentence:
They will singsong the duet
singsong - move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"
--₂ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun singsong₁, noun singsong₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

singlestick singlet singletary pea singleton singletons singly singnificant sings singsong singuitary singul singular singular form singular matrix singular noun singular plural same spelling singular verb

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