Associations to the word «Intoning»

Wiktionary

INTONE, verb. (transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
INTONE, verb. (transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
INTONE, verb. (intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Dictionary definition

INTONE, verb. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again".
INTONE, verb. Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer".
INTONE, verb. Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats