singsonged
Said with melody
Singsonged is the past tense of singsong, meaning to speak or recite in a rhythmic, rising-and-falling pattern that resembles chanting or melody: The children singsonged their multiplication tables.
The term often implies a mechanical or tedious quality to the delivery: "Welcome to the show," she singsonged into the microphone.
Soothing song for babies
- nurseryRoom for infants
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- storybookBook of tales
giggles · fairytales · innocence · whimsical · taunting · teasing · mocking · chanting
Insulting to provoke
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- mimickingCopying another's behavior
parroting · sarcastic · derisive · needling · goading · schoolyard · bullying · imitating
Pleasantly wavering in pitch
- tunefulPleasing in sound
- musicalSung theatrical production
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
warbling · trilling · dulcet · serenade · cantabile · sonorous · melodious · intoning
Crossed bars or harsh
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- nasalOf the nose
- whinyInclined to complain
droning · monotonous · tedious · exasperating · shrill · nagging · incessant · tiresome
Rhythmic repetitive vocalization
- intoningUttering in measured pitch
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- recitingSpeaking learned text aloud
- droningSustained monotonous sound
monotone · liturgical · prayer · mantra · invocation · ritual · ceremonial · priestly
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
- nurseryRoom for infants
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
storybook · giggles · fairytales · innocence · whimsical · taunting · teasing · mocking · chanting · skipping
taunting
Insulting to provoke
mimicking · parroting · sarcastic · derisive · needling · goading · schoolyard · bullying · imitating · ridiculing
lilting
Pleasantly wavering in pitch
humming · warbling · trilling · dulcet · serenade · cantabile · sonorous · melodious · intoning · murmuring
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- nasalOf the nose
whiny · droning · monotonous · tedious · exasperating · shrill · nagging · incessant · tiresome · wearisome
chanting
Rhythmic repetitive vocalization
- intoningUttering in measured pitch
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- recitingSpeaking learned text aloud
droning · monotone · liturgical · prayer · mantra · invocation · ritual · ceremonial · priestly · monastic
- singsong toneRepetitive melodic speech pattern