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chant: a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone; recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

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croon collapse: sing softly

intone collapse

mumbo-jumbo collapse

intonate collapse: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

death song collapse

Miserere collapse

mantra collapse: (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns; a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"

hosanna collapse: a cry of praise or adoration (to God)

alleluia collapse

hallelujah collapse: a shout or song of praise to God

Christmas carol collapse

torch song collapse: a popular song concerned with disappointment in love

calypso collapse: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years; rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

art song collapse

love song collapse: a song about love or expressing love for another person

yodel collapse: a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

theme song collapse: a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie

noel collapse

lied collapse: a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano

ditty collapse: a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

sol fa collapse

doxology collapse: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

Introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

Gloria collapse

sibilate collapse: utter a sibilant; pronounce with an initial sibilant

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

vocalize collapse: utter speech sounds; pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"; sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

drawl collapse: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

antiphon collapse: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

national anthem collapse: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

descant collapse: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; talk at great length about something of one's interest; sing in descant

canto collapse: a major division of a long poem; the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

sob collapse: convulsive gasp made while weeping; weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

chorale collapse: a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

tweedle collapse: entice through the use of music; play negligently on a musical instrument; sing in modulation

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

alto collapse: the pitch range of the lowest female voice; (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments; a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef; (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"; of or being the lowest female voice

whine collapse: complain whiningly; move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"

yell collapse: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

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