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Definition of Singsong

1. Noun. A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation.

2. Verb. Speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong. "They will singsong the duet"

3. Adjective. Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting. ; "A singsong manner of speaking"

4. Noun. Informal group singing of popular songs.

5. Verb. Move as if accompanied by a singsong. "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

Definition of Singsong

1. n. Bad singing or poetry.

2. a. Drawling; monotonous.

3. v. i. To write poor poetry.

Definition of Singsong

1. Adjective. Like a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch ''(of tone of voice etc.)'' ¹

2. Noun. A piece of verse with a simple, song-like rhythm. ¹

3. Noun. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Singsong

1. monotonous cadence in speaking or reading [n -S]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Singsong

singleworld singlicate singlicates singling singling out singlings singlino singlinos singlism singlist

singlists singly singly even sings sings along singsong (current term) singsongs singsongy singspiel singspiels

singster singsters singular singular form singular matrix singular they singular value decomposition singulare tantum singularia tantum singularise

Literary usage of Singsong

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Book of Verse of the Great War by William Reginald Wheeler (1917)
"A singsong OF ENGLAND BY MAURICE HEWLETT f~\ ENGLAND is an island, ^— ' The fairest ever seen; They say men come to England To learn that grass is green. ..."

2. De Bow's Review by James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell (1851)
"Thereupon brother singsong, for the purpose of inducing sister Phoebe to sit still, ... To be told by brother singsong that he would not love her! ..."

3. Debow's Review, Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial Progress and Resources by R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Q. Bell, William MacCreary Burwell, James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow (1851)
"Thereupon brother singsong, for the purpose of inducing sister ... To be told by brother singsong that he would not love her ! ..."

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