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Dictionary: sing·song   (sĭng'sông', -sŏng') pronunciation

n.
  1. Verse characterized by mechanical regularity of rhythm and rhyme.
  2. A monotonously rising and falling inflection of the voice.
adj.
Monotonous in vocal inflection or rhythm.

singsongy sing'song'y adj.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation

Meaning #2: (British) informal group singing of popular songs


The verb singsong has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

Meaning #2: move as if accompanied by a singsong


The adjective singsong has one meaning:

Meaning #1: uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
  Synonyms: chantlike, intoned


Misspellings: singsong
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Common misspelling(s) of singsong

  • singsog

Translations: Sing-song
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - syngende, messende
n. - sangaften, vers med ensartet rytme
v. intr. - synge, messe

Français (French)
adj. - chantant
n. - (GB) chant à l'unisson
v. intr. - (GB) chanter ensemble

Deutsch (German)
n. - Singsang, leiernder Ton, Liedersingen
adj. - leiernd
v. - eintönig sprechen oder singen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τραγούδι παρέας, ψαλμωδία, αμανές
adj. - μονότονος, αμανετζίδικος

Italiano (Italian)
cantilena, noioso, parlare a cantilena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - melopéia (f), concerto (m) orfeônico improvisado
adj. - monótono

Русский (Russian)
импровизированный концерт, спевка, чтение на распев, монотонное пение, стихотворение или песня с подчеркнутым ритмом, произносимый нараспев, монотонный, говорить, читать нараспев, бубнить

Español (Spanish)
adj. - monótono, uniforme
n. - sonsonete, reunión social para cantar, cadencia
v. intr. - hablar o recitar en forma monótona

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sångstund, allsång, enformigt sjungande
adj. - rytmiskt enformig, halvsjungande, banal, alldaglig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
如诵经的, 单调的, 如诵经, 单调, 声调很平地说

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 如誦經的, 單調的
n. - 如誦經, 單調
v. intr. - 聲調很平地說

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단조로운, 활기 없는, 억양이 없는
n. - (이야기 소리 등의) 단조로움, 단조로운 노래, 즉흥 합창회
v. intr. - 단조롭게 노래하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 読経口調の詩歌, 単調な韻, 単調な話しぶり
adj. - 読経口調の, 単調な, めりはりのない
v. - 抑揚のない声で読む

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבוצע במקצב אחיד‬
n. - ‮טון דיבור עולה ויורד מונוטונית, שירה בצוותא, שיר בעל ערך מוסיקלי ולא פואטי‬
v. intr. - ‮שר או דקלם במקצב אחיד‬


 
 
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