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Singsong

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Noun

1. singsong

a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

2. singalong, singsong

informal group singing of popular songs

Verb

3. singsong

speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

4. singsong

move as if accompanied by a singsong

Example Sentences:
'The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain'

Adjective

5. chantlike, intoned, singsong

uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting

Example Sentences:
'their chantlike intoned prayers'
'a singsong manner of speaking'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Singsong

see synonyms of singsong
noun
1. 
an accent, metre, or intonation that is characterized by an alternately rising and falling rhythm, as in a person's voice, piece of verse, etc
2. British
an informal session of singing, esp of popular or traditional songs
adjective
3. 
having a regular or monotonous rising and falling rhythm
a singsong accent

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Singsong

see synonyms of singsong
noun
1. 
a. 
a monotonous rise and fall of tone, as in speaking
b. 
speech, tones, etc. marked by this
2. 
a. 
monotonous, stereotyped rhyme or rhythm in verse
b. 
verse marked by this
3.  British
sing2
adjective
4. 
in or like a singsong

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Singsong

see synonyms of singsong
n.
1. Verse characterized by mechanical regularity of rhythm and rhyme.
2. A tediously repetitive rising and falling inflection of the voice.
adj.
Tediously repetitive in vocal inflection or rhythm.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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