Intone

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Intoning}.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
     tonus tone. See {Tone} and cf. {Entune}, {Intonate}.]
     1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to
        chant; as, to intone the church service.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,
        or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures
        as though by rote.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intone \In*tone"\, v. i.
     To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to
     speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
     --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intone
       v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
            students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
            [syn: {tone}, {chant}]
       2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a
          psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intonate},
           {cantillate}]
       3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
          particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: {intonate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "intone":
     anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon,
     descant, do-re-mi, hum, hymn, intonate, lilt, minstrel, pipe,
     psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus,
     sol-fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle, tweedledee,
     twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel