intonate
Voice with pitch
To intonate is to produce sounds with particular pitch patterns, especially when speaking or chanting.
The word overlaps with intone but emphasizes the musical quality of vocal production.
In linguistics, it refers to using the rises and falls of pitch that give sentences their melodic shape: She intonated the question with rising pitch at the end.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- enunciateSpeak with clarity
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- utterTo vocalize words
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
modulate · inflect · accentuate · stress · emphasize · cadence · prosody · pitch
Pleasing sequence of notes
- pitchFrequency of sound
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- intervalDuration between two points
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
tonal · atonal · chromatic · octave · tuning · solfege · notation · key
Repeated focus phrase
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- recitationOral delivery from memory
prayer · gregorian · hymn · cantor · choir · sacred · ritual · meditative
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
pronounce · modulate · inflect · accentuate · stress · emphasize · cadence · prosody · pitch · diction
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
harmony · tonal · atonal · chromatic · octave · tuning · solfege · notation · key · sharp
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
recitation · prayer · gregorian · hymn · cantor · choir · sacred · ritual · meditative · devotion