ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Intoning

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Intoning is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of intone.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of intone.

More Meanings

  1. intonation

Example Sentences

The "tragic elevation" and musical intonings common in early-twentieth-century revivals were looked on as cardinal sins; all efforts were focused on creating a technique that would convey the illusion of "natural" speech[…]

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Related dictionary entries include intonate, cantillate, chant, intonation, inflection, upstep.

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