transitive verb intoned, intoning
- to utter or recite in a singing tone or in prolonged monotones; chant
- to give a particular intonation to
- to sing or recite the opening phrase of (a chant, canticle, etc.)
Origin:
ME entonen < OFr entoner < ML intonare: in- & tone
intransitive verb
to speak or recite in a singing tone or in prolonged monotones; chant