singsong

[sing-sawng, -song]

noun

1. verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.

2. monotonous rhythmical cadence, tone, or sound.

3. British.,  an unrehearsed singing of well-known songs by an audience or other informal, untrained group; a community sing.

adjective

1. monotonous in rhythm and in pitch.

singsong

/ ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ /

noun

1. an accent, metre, or intonation that is characterized by an alternately rising and falling rhythm, as in a person's voice, piece of verse, etc

2. an informal session of singing, esp of popular or traditional songs

adjective

1. having a regular or monotonous rising and falling rhythm

   a singsong accent

Word History and Origins

Origin of singsong¹

First recorded in 1600–10; sing + song

Example Sentences

“When I think about things, I kind of convert them into cartoon characters,” explained Shilling in her cheerful, singsong voice.

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I’d never heard a voice like hers — singsong, expressive, yet controlled.

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While Lindhome solo retains her trademark singsong, sweet-and-sour delivery, the themes within her work have deepened to reflect a more complicated stage of life.

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But its pièce de résistance for Roffman was Caselotti herself, who was home that afternoon and happy to entertain strangers with her cherubic singsong cadence.

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A rabbi led a singsong chant calling for “no more war” and “cease-fire now” and offered a prayer for peace in Hebrew and English.

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Related Words

• belt out 
• chant 
• croon 
• hum 
• intone 
• serenade 
• shout 
• wait 
• warble 
• whistle