singsong
Other forms: singsongs; singsonged; singsonging
Anything that's singsong has a musical sound. Kindergarten teachers are generally good at saying things like, "Everybody put your coats on for recess," in a singsong voice.
A child will fall asleep easily listening to his dad's singsong reading of a bedtime story; and the singsong call of her master will catch a dog's attention at the dog park. Singsong means just what it sounds like, a rhythmic, chanting kind of almost-singing. In some parts of the world, it's also the same as a singalong, or group song. An earlier meaning, from the 17th century, was "a jingling ballad."
Definitions of singsong
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uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting“a singsong manner of speaking”
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rhythmic, rhythmical
recurring with measured regularity
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rhythmic, rhythmical
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informal group singing of popular songs
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synonyms:
singalong
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type of:
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singing, vocalizing
the act of singing vocal music
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singing, vocalizing
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a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
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type of:
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cadence, intonation, modulation, pitch contour
rise and fall of the voice pitch
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cadence, intonation, modulation, pitch contour
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speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
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type of:
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cantillate, chant, intonate, intone
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
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cantillate, chant, intonate, intone
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move as if accompanied by a singsong
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