what does intone mean?
INTONE as VERB
- Meaning
- recite with musical intonation
- recite as a chant or a psalm
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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
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- Meaning
- speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
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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
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- Meaning
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
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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
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