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adj. - Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Their chantlike intoned prayers
  • Book of Gospels incensed, and the Gospel, also in Arabic, intoned or read.
  • I’m not yet convinced Dark Blue, which appears to be, well, dark imagine that title intoned by the late Don LaFontaine–Dark.
  • Italy's "Il Giorno" intoned, "Il mondo applaude il trionfo di Obama" (The world applauds Obama's triumph.)
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