intoned 1 of 2

past tense of intone
as in chanted
to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned

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intoned

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adjective

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Recent Examples of intoned
Adjective
Religious Jews interpret Talmudic teachings in the context of the rabbi who intoned them. Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoned
Verb
  • TikTok videos show security calling out the names of missing children on the mic as the audience chanted for Yachty to come onstage.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • As Bieber bounced back to Toronto’s dugout, nodding his head, a small patch of traveling Blue Jays fans chanted his name.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The four-time Tony winner closed out her speech with an Irish blessing — sung a capella, much to the crowd’s delight.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Mark Zuckerberg has sung the praises of several relatively affordable cars despite multi-billion dollar net worth.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
  • The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Earning an Emmy and a SAG Ensemble Award for his early 2000s role in Fox’s Ally McBeal, MacNicol earned another Emmy nomination for his work as foul-mouthed New Hampshire political power player Jeff Kane on HBO’s Veep in 2019.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Intoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoned. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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