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intone

[ in-tohn ]

verb (used with object)

intoned, intoning.
  1. to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
  2. to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.
  3. to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).
  4. to recite or chant in monotone.


verb (used without object)

intoned, intoning.
  1. to speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant.
  2. Music. to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice.

intone

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc) in a monotonous or incantatory tone
  2. intr to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone
  3. to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc) in plainsong
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴDzԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٴDzİ noun
  • 󲹱-·ٴDzԱ adjective
  • ܲi·ٴDzԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intone1

1475–85; < Medieval Latin ԳٴDz; replacing earlier entone < Middle French entoner < Medieval Latin; in- 2, tone
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intone1

C15: from Medieval Latin intonare, from in- ² + tone
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"We look for confidence in our achievements, our appearance, our accomplishments," intoned the perfectly coiffed and made-up Angela Halili on a recent episode of the "Girls Gone Bible" podcast.

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"Carrageenan, riboflavin, monosodium glutamate and 20 others that I can’t pronounce," he said, as one of the "MAHA moms" gravely intoned, "that stuff's really bad."

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When asked about immigration, she consistently intoned: “Our immigration system is broken.”

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He was joined on stage by the song's producer, Mustard, who clutched a football while sporting the world's baggiest jeans - before Lamar pointed an imaginary remote control at the camera and intoned, "Game Over".

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“The Roman salute is a thing,” she intoned, in case viewers weren’t picking up what she was putting down.

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