singsong Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
  2. noun informal group singing of popular songs
    singalong.
  3. verb speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
  4. verb move as if accompanied by a singsong
    • The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain
  5. adjective satellite uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
    intoned; chantlike.
    • their chantlike intoned prayers
    • a singsong manner of speaking

WordNet


Sing"song` noun
Definitions
  1. Bad singing or poetry.
  2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.
Sing"song` adjective
Definitions
  1. Drawling; monotonous.
Sing"song` intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To write poor poetry. R. Tennyson.

Webster 1913