INTONE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • recite with musical intonation
    • recite as a chant or a psalm
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The rabbi chanted a prayer
    Hypernyms(s) intone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • please intonate with sadness
    Hypernyms(s) intone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
    Hypernyms(s) intone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)