1. (

• tone ,
• chant ,
• intone ,

) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" ;

2. (

• chant ,
• intone ,
• intonate ,
• cantillate

) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" ;

3. (

• intonate ,
• intone ,

) speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" ;