singsong meaning

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singsong (noun): a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation.

singsong has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun, verb and adjective.

singsong as a noun

  1. a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

    Type of: intonation

  2. informal group singing of popular songs

    Synonyms: singalong

    Type of: singing

singsong as a verb

  1. speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

    Type of: chant

  2. move as if accompanied by a singsong
    • The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain

    Type of: move

singsong as an adjective

  1. uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
    • their chantlike intoned prayers
    • a singsong manner of speaking

    Synonyms: chantlike, intoned

    Similar: rhythmical

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SI · words ending in NG · 8-letter words

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