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intonating

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present participle of intonate

as in chanting

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words

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First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
This fanatical regime has been chanting death to America, death to Israel, for 47 years.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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