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Intone

To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

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Broader term 9

Judge 76% connected

A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Label 76% connected

A tassel.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Pronounce 76% connected

To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn…

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Sing 76% connected

To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of…

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Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Manner of action 1

Singsong 76% connected

Bad singing or poetry.

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Derivationally related 6

Chant 74% connected

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chant 74% connected

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

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Chanter 74% connected

One who chants; a singer or songster.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chanter 74% connected

One who chants; a singer or songster.

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Intonation 74% connected

A thundering; thunder.

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Intonation 74% connected

A thundering; thunder.

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Synonym 4

Cantillate 92% connected

To chant; to recite with musical tones.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Chant 92% connected

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intonate 92% connected

To thunder.

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Tone 92% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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