Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intone
nounintoning (plural intonings)
plural intonings
- intonation
The "tragic elevation" and musical intonings common in early-twentieth-century revivals were looked on as cardinal sins; all efforts were focused on creating a technique that would convey the illusion of "natural" speech[…]
1999, Michael A. Morrison, John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor, page 79
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intoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoning
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“intoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intoning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoning.
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