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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tone /ɪnˈtoʊn/USA pronunciation v., -toned, -ton•ing. - to speak or recite in a singing voice or with a particular tone, esp. with a slow, even tone with little change in pitch: [~ + object]to intone prayers for the dead.[used with quotations]"Welcome to the Department of Motor Vehicles,'' the recording intoned.
in•ton•er, n. [countable]See -ton-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tone (in tōn′),USA pronunciation v., -toned, -ton•ing. v.t. - to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- to give tone or variety of tone to;
vocalize. - to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).
- to recite or chant in monotone.
v.i. - to speak or recite in a singing voice, esp. in monotone;
chant. - Music and Danceto produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, esp. with the voice.
- Medieval Latin; see in-2, tone
- Middle French entoner
- Medieval Latin intonāre; replacing earlier entone
- 1475–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intone /ɪnˈtəʊn/ vb - to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc) in a monotonous or incantatory tone
- (intransitive) to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone
- to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc) in plainsong
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin intonare, from in-² + toneinˈtoner n |