'Intone' definitions:
Definition of 'intone'
From: WordNet
verb
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: tone, chant, intone]
verb
Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]
verb
Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: intonate, intone]
Definition of 'Intone'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Intone'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'intone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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