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Meanings of singsong in English

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concert d'aficionats

Informal group singing of popular songs.

concert d'aficionats

Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.

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Examples for "intoned"
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Something in G was being intoned; the Archbishop was in splendid voice.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
2
The same high voice from my dream, speaking in perfectly intoned Burst.
All You Need Is Kill
3
The choir intoned responses from the gallery with liberal diversity of pitch.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
4
Having intoned the two lines the flock took up the doleful dirge.
Blue Ridge Country
5
As she and Hoggle passed them, each intoned a deeply resonant message.
Labyrinth
1
He smiled and began to talk in a calm chantlike voice.
The Big U
Usage of singsong in English
1
The singsong of the river pouring through the bridges, filled his ears.
Three Soldiers
2
She echoed Tyler's words from back at Magda's in a singsong voice.
Cooking Up Murder
3
Artoo gave vent to a longer, singsong series of toots and whistles.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
4
I caught snatches of her voice, the gentle singsong of baby talk.
The devil's bones: a body farm novel
5
They speak impeccable English, starting almost every conversation with a singsong Hello!
The Guardian
6
The latest Terence Davies film does involve at least one sentimental singsong.
The Irish Times
7
Was there mockery in the singsong way she'd repeated Quinette's exaggerated pronunciation?
Acts of faith
8
She commenced calling in a low singsong voice that was half purr.
The Gods of Mars
9
Mika Dong, appointed as his guide, explained things in a singsong voice.
Dayworld Rebel
10
She stood her ground, speaking to the horse in a singsong voice.
House of Bathory
11
She gave me a shy smile and spoke in a dreamy singsong.
White night
12
Artoo beeped a singsong little observation to a somewhat less sanguine Threepio.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
13
They could accompany the Irishman and we'd have more of a singsong.
Lonesome dove
14
Talk-talk-talkin' 'bout our generation, Didi said in a soft, singsong voice.
Mine
15
His singsong lent peculiar charm to the pages that we read in duet.
The Rise of David Levinsky
16
He was out of breath, and in a singsong voice he called out:
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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