singsong

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Do you mean 1: affected singsong or whining speech. or 2: the private language of the underworld?

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Quick take

a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of singsong gathered in one view.

noun

a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

noun

informal group singing of popular songs

verb

speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for singsong.

noun

a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

noun

informal group singing of popular songs

verb

speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

verb

move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

adjective

uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"

Example sentences

Do you mean 1: affected singsong or whining speech. or 2: the private language of the underworld?

The click sound in some African languages and the very guttural singsong of Vietnamese/Thai are my only nemeses... so far.

"I am the death of all men who oppose the Sixth German Reich," said the machine in fluted singsong German." If the Reichsangehoriger wishes to identify me, my model and number are written on my carapace."

Cats of course are very intelligent and can train humans to do all kinds of stuff that is likely very amusing to cats, as per the anecdotes of them training their humans to perform in singsong voices and whatever.