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US
/ˌɪnˈtoʊn/
]
[ UK /ɪntˈəʊn/ ]
[ UK /ɪntˈəʊn/ ]
VERB
-
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
The rabbi chanted a prayer -
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again -
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
please intonate with sadness
How To Use intone In A Sentence
- Californian hippies in suits intone the inane and never-challenged mantra that information wants to be free.
- This led to some confusion about whether or not the men of the choir would intone the chant again.
- `The monument, ma'am ," intoned Bunbury, rocking back slightly on his heels. THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE
- I particularly noted the basses of the chorus as they sinisterly intoned the conspirators music.
- Imagine the limpet is the antelope of the undersea Serengeti, grazing majestically on algae," he intones, bouncing the shell along. Thestar.com - Home Page
- “In the name of almighty God, there will be no surplus and prices will not fall,” intoned the Iranian oil minister. The Prize
- Sad and profound chants are intoned in the wind and I am in the presence of a numberless and devout congregation.
- I noticed the three different mesh files and wondered which of these three mesh files is used for linking to the showerproofed skintones listed above.
- It's been intoned mindlessly so many times since that no one ever stops to consider the utter ignorance of the statement.
- There being no Introit, when the Kyrie is done, the priest intones the Gloria in excelsis, which is then sung with the same rite as on Holy Thursday; all the bells of the Church are rung for the beginning of the celebration of Easter. Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 6.2 - Holy Saturday and the Blessing of the Font, Litany of the Saints, Mass and Vespers
