- to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.
- to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).
- to recite or chant in monotone.
- to speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant.
- to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice.
- to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc) in a monotonous or incantatory tone
- to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone
- to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc) in plainsong
