singsong

[ sing-sawng, -song ]

/ ˈsɪŋˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ /

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noun

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

monotonous rhythmical cadence, tone, or sound.

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

adjective

monotonous in rhythm and in pitch.

Words nearby singsong

singleton, singletrack, singletree, singlish, singly, singsong, singspiel, singular, singular point, singularity, singularize

Origin of singsong

First recorded in 1600–10; sing + song

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Examples from the Web for sing-song

She sits up tall and strikes up her one-man band of sing-song sound.
When An Adopted Child Won’t Attach|Tina Traster|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Qari spent weeks sitting on his cot reciting in a sing-song chant the entire Quran.
U.S. Must Show It Respects Quran and Its Importance to Afghans|Jere Van Dyk|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“He has that sing-song quality to his voice, a melody to it,” Odenkirk says.
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Eyes on the magazine, Sebatacheck goes back to his sing-song voice.
127,032 Years In Purgatory|Ethan Coen|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It must be sing-song, though, kind of gettin' into her head like quinine.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Outside in the passage the clerk began a sing-song monologue.
Lady Lilith|Stephen McKenna
The mullah stood over the baby and read out of this Koran in a loud, sing-song voice.
Our Little Persian Cousin|E. Cutler Shedd
“Aliqui—aliquare—aliqua,” recited Teeter in a sing-song declension voice.
Baseball Joe on the School Nine|Lester Chadwick
The toned words are a great trouble to foreigners who are not accustomed to a "sing-song" form of speech.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young

British Dictionary definitions for sing-song

singsong

/ (ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋ) /

noun

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

British an informal session of singing, esp of popular or traditional songs

adjective

having a regular or monotonous rising and falling rhythma singsong accent

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singsong

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Words related to singsong

Words nearby singsong

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British Dictionary definitions for sing-song

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