intone
verb (used with object)
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
had been intoning
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past perfect progressiveof intone.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The words Sather Karf had been intoning came to a sudden stop, even before they could be drowned in the shouts of shock and panic from the others.
From The Sky Is Falling by Lester Del Rey
