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Adjective: intoned  in'townd
  1. Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
    "their chantlike intoned prayers";
    - chantlike, singsong
Verb: intone  in'town
  1. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    - tone, chant
     
  2. Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    "The rabbi intoned a prayer";
    - chant, intonate, cantillate [rare]
     
  3. Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
    "please intone with sadness";
    - intonate

See also: rhythmic, rhythmical

Type of: judge, label, mouth, pronounce, sing, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize