1
: verse with marked and regular rhythm and rhyme
2
: a voice delivery marked by a narrow range or monotonous pattern of pitch
3
British
: songfest
: having a monotonous cadence or rhythm
Examples of singsong in a Sentence
Noun
They spoke in a singsong.
Recent Examples on the Web
Michelle Madden, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
Notwithstanding the singsong sound, this instinct isn’t terrible for a Wordle opener.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
Her mother was tattooing eyebrows in Incheon when a client, overhearing Yoo’s singsong greeting, observed that her voice had a perfect traditional timbre.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
With an effortless flow and singsong style reminiscent of Gucci Mane at his peak, the East Atlanta rapper croaks melodic bars about the peril and pleasure of the street life over hypnotic beats that smash video game synthesizers into 808 bass.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
Varathana, a rake-thin man in his mid-thirties with a delicate, singsong voice, explained why.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
Many of the peaks were first ascended by a Victorian mountaineer named William Slingsby, who is barely known in his native England but is a hero of sorts around these parts, his moniker often relayed in charming Norwegian singsong.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Mothers coo to their babies in a melodious singsong sometimes called motherese, a behavior that is unique to humans.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2010
Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022
Murph flaunts her skill set while trying to escape a fractured reality, and although some of the shots hit harder than others, the singsong chorus lands with the correct blend of hooks and resignation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2023
Occasional song-and-dance man Ewan McGregor imbues Roman with a singsong musicality, his criminal self-regard not just informing his decisions but actively keeping him going.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2022
Wielding a kitchen knife, one of the assailants began to cut, using a singsong voice to match his motions: Back and forth; back and forth; back and forth . . .
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
The tone is airy: unassuming piano chords; a high, naïve voice; a singsong melody.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
The video opens with the teacher and students mugging and pantomiming conversation over a singsong sample from a children’s record.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
The two-minute clip opens with Princess Giselle’s angelic singsong voice, as the scene closes in on her and Robert’s apartment in Manhattan.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 18 Nov. 2022
Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese’s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin.
—Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
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Noun
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe … This singsong, which required neither hat nor app, had on me the effect of brisk corporal isolation, an ironic effect of a gifting community.
—Michelle Madden, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
Notwithstanding the singsong sound, this instinct isn’t terrible for a Wordle opener.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
Her mother was tattooing eyebrows in Incheon when a client, overhearing Yoo’s singsong greeting, observed that her voice had a perfect traditional timbre.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
With an effortless flow and singsong style reminiscent of Gucci Mane at his peak, the East Atlanta rapper croaks melodic bars about the peril and pleasure of the street life over hypnotic beats that smash video game synthesizers into 808 bass.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
Varathana, a rake-thin man in his mid-thirties with a delicate, singsong voice, explained why.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
Many of the peaks were first ascended by a Victorian mountaineer named William Slingsby, who is barely known in his native England but is a hero of sorts around these parts, his moniker often relayed in charming Norwegian singsong.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Mothers coo to their babies in a melodious singsong sometimes called motherese, a behavior that is unique to humans.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2010
Adjective
One must be equipped with pockets full of treats at all times to dispense along with a steady stream of singsong praise.
—Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022
Murph flaunts her skill set while trying to escape a fractured reality, and although some of the shots hit harder than others, the singsong chorus lands with the correct blend of hooks and resignation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2023
Occasional song-and-dance man Ewan McGregor imbues Roman with a singsong musicality, his criminal self-regard not just informing his decisions but actively keeping him going.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2022
Wielding a kitchen knife, one of the assailants began to cut, using a singsong voice to match his motions: Back and forth; back and forth; back and forth . . .
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
The tone is airy: unassuming piano chords; a high, naïve voice; a singsong melody.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
The video opens with the teacher and students mugging and pantomiming conversation over a singsong sample from a children’s record.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
The two-minute clip opens with Princess Giselle’s angelic singsong voice, as the scene closes in on her and Robert’s apartment in Manhattan.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 18 Nov. 2022
Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese’s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin.
—Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
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singsong
1 of 2 noun
sing·song
ˈsiŋ-ˌsȯŋ 
: a monotonous rhythm or a monotonous rise and fall of pitch
singsong
2 of 2 adjective
: having a monotonous rhythm
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