intoning

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intoning - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
     tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
     1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to
        chant; as, to intone the church service.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,
        or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures
        as though by rote.
        [PJC]