to singsong

Examples

• All

• Well, hello, Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit," he singsonged, strangling his beer with his thumb and forefinger and sticking a thick pinkie up in the air.

  Fiction book (2000)

• " she singsongs back.

  Fiction book (2001)

• We're almost there, he singsongs, almost there... almost there... he will say almost there until we are there.

  Fiction book (1995)

• "I'm waiting," Ross singsonged.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Freyda had asked the French guide if he would donate some of his boiled water for tea, pressing her palms into a praying formation, singsonging, "Oh thank you, thank you," before he agreed.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "Just like that, he singsonged the familiar tune, making everyone smile."

• "Excited about the surprise, she singsonged the details to her friends."

• "In the playground, the children singsonged their favorite rhyme together."

Synonyms

S

to sing

vsto singsong

∞ 1.0

To make musical sounds with your voice

focuses specifically on rhythmic, repetitive speechlike musical delivery

C

to chant

vsto singsong

178 4.4

To sing or say the same words again and again with a steady beat, often with others

is used more broadly for individual rhythmic, musical speaking

H

to hum

vsto singsong

69 1.0

Sing a tune with closed lips and no words

uses words or clear syllables in a rhythmic, musical repetition

C

to croon

vsto singsong

14 6.3

Sing or hum in a soft low voice like a lullaby

is less emotional and more about steady, repetitive musical speech

I

to intone

vsto singsong

3 7.2

Say words slowly in a steady, sometimes flat or musical voice

is more rhythmic and musical with a repeating speechlike pattern

C

to cantillate

vsto singsong

• Specialized

9.9

To sing or say words in a chant, often prayers

is broader, applying to any rhythmic, musical speaking not only prayers

How Rhythmic

to sing

∞ 1.0

to chant

178 4.4

to singsong

1 6.1

to intonate

8.1

to speak

• Literature

569 6.5

Surface Forms

Etymology