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intonating

verb

present participle of intonate

as in chanting

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words

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Syrians gathered around the court in Damascus, chanting, clapping and waving the Syrian flag as news of the sentences spread.

— Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Outpouring of grief The sound of sobbing underlays chanting in dozens of dialects woven together in a single expression of sorrow for Imam Hussein and his companions and family, killed and taken captive in the defining event of Shia Islam.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

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