[syn: intonate, intone]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [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.
[1913 Webster]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intone \In*tone"\, v. i.
To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to
speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intone
v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn:
tone, chant, intone]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate, intone]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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