'Intoning' definitions:
Definition of 'Intoning'
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]