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intoning

intoning

English

Verb

intoning

present participle of intone

Noun

intoning ‎(plural intonings)

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 […]