intoned
verb
Form of intone , past tense of intone.
Simple meaning
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ihntohndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnˈtoʊnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of intone
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
past tense of intone
To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.
past tense of intone
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
past tense of intone
Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
Used this way, intoned is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
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Word Family
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Word family
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Rise and fall of the voice pitch.
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