intone

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Verb[change]

Plain form
intone

Third-person singular
intones

Past tense
intoned

Past participle
intoned

Present participle
intoning

  1. Intone is to sing, chant or recite without many changes in pitch.
    I could hear the priest intone the prayer.
  2. (music) To intone is to sing the opening phrase of a plainsong.
  3. To intone is to speak carefully, choosing a particular pitch or changes of pitch.
    He intoned the bad news in a slow, sad way.