Found 2 items, similar to Intone.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: intone
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Intone
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]
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]