singsong

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: singalongchantlikeintoned

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonationType of intonation, modulation
  2. informal group singing of popular songsSynonyms: singalongType of singing, vocalizing

Verb (2)

  1. speak, chant, or declaim in a singsongMore general chant, intone
  2. move as if accompanied by a singsong“The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain”More general move, displace

Adjective (1)

  1. uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting“their chantlike intoned prayers”“a singsong manner of speaking”Synonyms: chantlikeintonedOpposite unrhythmicSimilar rhythmical, rhythmic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sing′song′ noun

1. Bad singing or poetry.

2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.

Sing′song′ adjective

Drawling; monotonous; having a monotonous cadence.

Sing′song′ intransitive verb

To write poor poetry. rare Alfred Tennyson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC

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