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singsong

/ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about singsong at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation.
  2. Informal group singing of popular songs.

verb

  1. Speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong.
  2. Move as if accompanied by a singsong.
    The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain

adjective

  1. Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.
    their chantlike intoned prayers

Origin

From sing + song.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)