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]:
adjective
1: uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking" [syn: {chantlike}, {singsong}]
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