intoning
US[in-toh-ning]/ˌɪnˈtoʊnɪŋ/3 syllables
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“intoning” is listed under Intone.
In·tone′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Intoned; present participle & verbal noun Intoning.]
Origin: 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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