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singsong

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sing·song  (sngsông, -sng)
n.
1. Verse characterized by mechanical regularity of rhythm and rhyme.
2. A monotonously rising and falling inflection of the voice.
adj.
Monotonous in vocal inflection or rhythm.

singsongy adj.

singsong [ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ]
n
1. (Linguistics) 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. (Music, other) Brit an informal session of singing, esp of popular or traditional songs
adj
having a regular or monotonous rising and falling rhythm a singsong accent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.singsong - a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
intonation, pitch contour, modulation - rise and fall of the voice pitch
2.singsong - informal group singing of popular songs
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
Verb1.singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
cantillate, chant, intonate, intone - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
2.singsong - move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Adj.1.singsong - uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"
rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
Translations
singsong [ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ]
A. ADJ [voice, tone] → cantarín
B. N (Brit) (= songs) → concierto m improvisado; (= sound) → sonsonete m
to get together for a singsongreunirse para cantar(canciones populares, folklóricas etc)
singsong
adj the singsong Welsh accentder walisische Singsang; in his singsong voicemit or in seinem Singsang
nLiedersingen nt no indef art, no pl; we often have a singsong after a few drinksnachdem wir etwas getrunken haben, singen wir oft zusammen
singsong [ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ]
1. adj (tone) → cantilenante
2. n (Brit) (fam) to have a singsongfarsi una cantata

singsong [ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ]
1. adj (tone) → cantilenante
2. n (Brit) (fam) to have a singsongfarsi una cantata


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) The art of his reading was supposed to lie in rolling out the words, quite independently of their meaning, in a loud and singsong voice alternating between a despairing wail and a tender murmur, so that the wail fell quite at random on one word and the murmur on another.
The sound of a clear, high voice in a monotonous singsong now rang out behind him and came across the water with a distinctness that pierced and subdued all other sounds, even the beating of the ripples in his ears.
She commenced calling in a low singsong voice that was half purr.
 
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