intone
verb (used with object)
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
have been intoning
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present perfect progressiveof intone.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In the past few years, advocates of softer-sounding causes have been intoning the sacred syllables as piously as the Pentagon.
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