intoning

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Verb

1. present participle of intone#English|intone

Noun

intoning (plural intonings)

1. intonation
   • 1999, Michael A. Morrison, John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor (page 79)

     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 […]

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