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Meanings of intonation in English

Portuguese
entonação
Catalan
entonació

Rise and fall of the voice pitch.

entonação
Catalan
entonació

The act of singing in a monotonous tone.

entonació
Synonyms
Examples for "chanting"
Examples for "chanting"
1
This will include abuse through social media messaging and chanting at grounds.
The Guardian
2
The far right called out the mayor by name, chanting antisemitic slurs.
The Guardian
3
Later, thousands streamed back in the opposite direction chanting, We want peace.
The Irish Times
4
Reuters journalists have not witnessed the opposition chanting in support of Khomeini.
Reuters
5
Reuters journalists have not witnessed the opposition chanting in support of Khamenei.
Reuters
Usage of intonation in English
1
I was keenly aware of her every movement and change in intonation.
How to make love like a porn star
2
From far in the west he caught the low intonation of thunder.
The Flaming Forest
3
The intonation of his voice lifts at the end of his question.
City of lies
4
A sudden throb of shock masked in the surface indifference of intonation.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
5
There was an intonation in the protest that hinted at some irritation.
Flamsted quarries
6
Nevertheless, there was a doubtful intonation in his voice which surprised me.
Wandering Ghosts
7
Her intonation went with them and her face; they lived on that.
The Path of a Star
8
He extended his hand, his English refined, mellifluous under his Swiss intonation.
The bourne identity
9
The English was fluent, and only rendered softer by the foreign intonation.
Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
10
Jenny Prask had kept every intonation of her voice under her control.
The Summons
11
The words he could not hear, but he could distinguish the intonation.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
12
The words were what he had expected, but the intonation was not.
Quin
13
It is a harpsichord, but the intonation is that of a virginal.
Evelyn Innes
14
With plaintive pathos, and perfect truth of intonation, she prayed in song.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
15
It was largely a question of intonation I believe-butthere it was.
In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
16
Nowadays, courtiers slightly modify their intonation in clucking to please their masters.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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Translations for intonation
Portuguese
entonação
Catalan
entonació
Intonation through the time
Intonation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common