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intonating

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present participle of intonate

as in chanting

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words

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Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Some protesters nevertheless broke through police cordons, chanting slogans against Modi and election authorities before being detained.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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