1
: verse with marked and regular rhythm and rhyme
2
: a voice delivery marked by a narrow range or monotonous pattern of pitch
3
British
: songfest
: having a monotonous cadence or rhythm
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Noun
They spoke in a singsong.
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Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Carnes’s voice, an Iowa singsong, can wend from weary to impassioned in the course of a single thought.
—Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022
Murph flaunts her skill set while trying to escape a fractured reality, and although some of the shots hit harder than others, the singsong chorus lands with the correct blend of hooks and resignation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2023
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Noun
But the influence of the US is unmistakable in the local accent (an almost singsong melody with long vowels), the currency and the higher costs — which can, admittedly, cause a sharp intake of breath.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Carnes’s voice, an Iowa singsong, can wend from weary to impassioned in the course of a single thought.
—Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Adjective
One must be equipped with pockets full of treats at all times to dispense along with a steady stream of singsong praise.
—Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022
Murph flaunts her skill set while trying to escape a fractured reality, and although some of the shots hit harder than others, the singsong chorus lands with the correct blend of hooks and resignation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2023
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“Singsong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singsong. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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singsong
1 of 2 noun
sing·song
ˈsiŋ-ˌsȯŋ 
: a monotonous rhythm or a monotonous rise and fall of pitch
singsong
2 of 2 adjective
: having a monotonous rhythm
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