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intones

verb

present tense third-person singular of intone

as in sings

to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned

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Recent Examples of intones Meanwhile, one monk intones that more offerings will bring the family greater blessing and peace. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone. — David Harris, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2026

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When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
That’s likely because Sivan often sings in italics, not bold, allowing his voice to add to the production without overpowering it.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026

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