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Definition of Intoning
1. intone [v] - See also: intone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intoning
Literary usage of Intoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Buenos Ayres and Argentine Gleanings: With Extracts from a Diary of Salado by Thomas Joseph Hutchinson (1865)
"... Mariquita'—Peculiarity of Refreshments —Particulars of Three Characters—The
Old Indian Woman— The intoning Gaucho—The Venerable Funny Man—Burial of the ..."
2. Manual of Reading, in Four Parts: Orthophony, Class Methods, Gesture, and by H. L. D. Potter (1877)
"intoning Exercises with changes of Force. 6. Prolong a note or sound, or repeat
a sentence. a. Increasing in force to the end. b. Decreasing in force to the ..."
3. Gymnastics of the Voice for Song and Speech: Also a Method for the Cure of by Oskar Guttmann (1893)
"intoning BETWEEN WORDS. An unpleasant habit, which is unfortunately very frequent,
... intoning ..."
4. The Catholic Record (1876)
"1 When all this dies away, there is a great calm, and a clarinet and bassoon are
heard intoning something like an inquiry. It is very sorrowful, ..."
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