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.
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New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The Many itself periodically reaches out, a singsong of voices that mock you for wanting to retain your individuality.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
But when those synths get more fried, the glitchiness melts away, and that slurry singsong becomes a drunken, glorious shout.
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Noun
And her influence is audible in successive waves of rappers who have pushed hip-hop further into the realm of avant-garde singsong: Lil Wayne, Young Thug, SoundCloud mumblers, trap-rap AutoTune yodelers.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The Many itself periodically reaches out, a singsong of voices that mock you for wanting to retain your individuality.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
The actors’ lines are often delivered in singsong poetry.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
But when those synths get more fried, the glitchiness melts away, and that slurry singsong becomes a drunken, glorious shout.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Singsong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singsong. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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