intonating
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intonating.] [See Intone.] [1913 Webster]
1.(Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa. [1913 Webster]
2.To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone. [1913 Webster]