Antonyms for in tones
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-tohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtoʊn |
Definition of in tones
Origin :- late 14c., entunen "sing, chant, recite," from Old French entoner "sing, chant" (13c.), from Medieval Latin intonare "sing according to tone," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + tonus "tone," from Greek tonos (see tenet). A different verb intone was in use 17c.18c., from Latin intonare "to thunder, resound," figuratively "to cry out vehemently," from tonare "to thunder." Related: Intoned; intoning.
- As in sing : verb carry a tune with one's voice
- As in talk : verb produce words; inform
- As in intone : verb utter
- As in chant : verb sing simple song or song part
- As in drawl : verb lengthen, draw out
- As in drone : verb making noise continuously
- As in enunciate : verb speak clearly
Synonyms for in tones
- affirm
- announce
- articulate
- babble
- belt out
- bombinate
- broach
- burst into song
- buzz
- canary
- cant
- cantillate
- carol
- chant
- chat
- chatter
- chirp
- choir
- chorus
- comment on
- communicate
- confess
- converse
- croon
- declare
- deliver
- descant
- describe
- develop
- divulge
- doxologize
- drag out
- drawl
- drone
- duet
- enounce
- express
- extend
- flap one's tongue
- gab
- gabble
- give voice to
- gossip
- groan
- harmonize
- hum
- hymn
- influence
- intone
- lay down
- lift up a voice
- line out
- lullaby
- make melody
- modulate
- mouth
- nasalize
- notify
- outline
- palaver
- parley
- patter
- persuade
- phonate
- pipe
- postulate
- prate
- prattle
- proclaim
- prolong
- promulgate
- pronounce
- pronounce slowly
- propound
- protract
- publish
- purr
- recite
- resound
- reveal
- rhapsodize
- roar
- run on
- say
- serenade
- shout
- show
- sing
- singsong
- soliloquize
- solo
- sound
- speak
- spill the beans
- spout
- squeak
- squeal
- state
- strum
- submit
- talk one's leg off
- tell
- tell all
- thrum
- trill
- troll
- tune
- use
- utter
- ventriloquize
- verbalize
- vibrate
- vocalize
- voice
- wait
- warble
- whine
- whirr
- whistle
- yak
- yodel
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