Intone

Word INTONE
Character 6
Hyphenation in tone
Pronunciations /ɪnˈtəʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Intone"

What do we mean by intone?

To recite in a singing tone. intransitive verb

To utter in a monotone. intransitive verb

To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation. intransitive verb

To sing a plainsong intonation. intransitive verb

To give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.

To bring into tone or tune; figuratively, to imbue with a particular tone of feeling.

To speak or recite with the singing voice: as, to intone the litany.

To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Specifically To use a monotone in pronouncing or repeating; speak or recite with the singing voice; chant.

In music:

To produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice; sing or chant.

In plainsong, to sing the intonation of a chant or melody.

To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant. transitive verb

To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice, or in a monotone. transitive verb

To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. intransitive verb

To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. verb

To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant; as, to intone the church service. verb

To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound. verb

Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm verb

Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone verb

To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.

To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.

To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Having all the notes in tune on your instrument/voice Urban Dictionary

The sing-song noises that you make when you talk. They can add some or all of the meaning to what you're saying, such as when you're being sarcastic. Urban Dictionary

To make an intonation Urban Dictionary

Theo Spedding Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Intone

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The word "intone" in example sentences

When recalling Vance’s little speech at third base, Bressler did not use the word intone at least not here, nor did he use the words peruse, protagonist, or occupancy in his story. ❋ ROB NEYER (2008)

We all want the telecommunications giants to profit, and they intone corporate social responsibility well, but these kinds of dialogue never reach many people on Chicago's Southside or in Tottenham and Hackney. ❋ Bernard Rowan (2011)

"Oh good done, we commend your pains/And everyone will share in a gains" sounds identical to Grand Ole Opry rsther than than a whiskered crones who intone about fingers of babies "ditch-delivered by a drab" as good as strangled during birth. ❋ Admin (2009)

(Why not just intone The Line, commissar-like, from the podium, signal for applause, or wild applause, or prolonged and stormy applause, and let us out so we can go back to the evening shift at Grommet Factory #234?) ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's a physical gesture where we touch our foreheads with the fingertips of our right hand and intone, "In the name of the Father." ❋ Gary Jansen (2010)

Back when people relied on stately anchors to gravely intone the important events of the day, even when the only story that mattered was slowly leaking out of a country that sealed up access to any information. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And the whole exercise is needlessly, excessively hostile intone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thus, he is quite at home preaching in the United Church of Canada where he is wont to intone piously on “diversity” and critical approaches to counter racism, sexism, homophobia or other forms of discrimination and oppression. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bankers intone, "These people don't understand the work we do." ❋ Rick Ayers (2011)

After such fawning, it's almost a relief to hear Columbia film professor Annette Insdorf intone, in what could be a gag from one of his movies: "To really contextulalize Woody Allen in the history of American cinema, one does have to go back to the idea of an actor who becomes the writer, the director, the true auteur...." ❋ Nancy DeWolf Smith (2011)

Sadly, the film is poorly made and condescending intone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The administration's reaction to the IMF's criticism was to intone the mantra that it plans to halve the federal deficit in five years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The night is dark; on throne of stone, his fist was stark; but angels hark now, all intone: ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

The pharmaceutical industry will intone its familiar mantra: The cost of drugs is a relatively small percentage of total health care costs; innovation requires investment; research-based companies need to realize an adequate return on investment; and companies often establish access programs for destitute patients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It also stops dead in its tracks at several moments so that characters can look almost directly in the camera and intone just how awesome the stallion really is. ❋ Scott Mendelson (2011)

Dude, [that kid] sucks at [guitar]. Listen to his [intonation]! ❋ Rubber314chicken (2008)

I thought that [jerk] was being serious when he called me a stupid idiot until I realized from his [intonation] that he was being [sarcastic]. ❋ Lawless Lucy Levittown (2022)

"I play [snare drum], [I do] [nothing] but intonate" ❋ Snare (2005)

"He's such an inton" ❋ Reenie Kinz (2021)

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