Intoning

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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]