From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intone \In*tone"\, verb (used without an object) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intone \In*tone"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: {tone}, {chant}]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intonate}, {cantillate}]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: {intonate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "intone": anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon, descant, do-re-mi, hum, hymn, intonate, lilt, minstrel, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus, sol-fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle, tweedledee, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel
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