Both Uses of
intone
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Outside the car, the pale wash of halogen headlights skimmed over the crushed gravel parkway, the rugged whir of the tires intoning a hypnotic rhythm.†
Chpt 3 *
- People were definitely chanting… intoning words Sophie could not discern.†
Chpt 31-32
Definition:
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(intone) to speak; or (less commonly) to sing or play musicThe exact meaning of intone can depend upon its context. It can mean:
- to say something somberly (slowly and seriously without much change in pitch)
- to speak or sing in a careful manner as with rising and falling pitch
- to say in a particular tone or pitch