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Definition of intone verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

intone

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈtoʊn//

intone something + speech (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they intone

he / she / it intones

past simple intoned

-ing form intoning

to say something in a slow and serious voice without much expression The priest intoned the final prayer.

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