The word 'intoned' is a word in English and it is used to describe when someone speaks a phrase or statement in a melodic or musical manner.
For example: The priest intoned the ancient prayer.
"Connect with the breath, wherever it feels most strong," intoned the meditation.
Judging by the last few big films that Caine has made, this means that The Last Witch Hunter is going to have loads of boring exposition that needs to be solemnly intoned by an elder statesman figure, and also that Morgan Freeman was busy.
The second, 'Munich', had a chorus as unlikely as it was memorable: 'People are fragile things you should know by now/ Be careful what you put them through,' it intoned darkly - and grabbed even more attention, going top 20.
"Please, parents, turn the videos off now because that is just absolutely scandalous," intoned Ray Wilkins solemnly, considerately thinking of the children but paying scant regard to the ratings.
"R.I.P. On-line Malls," intoned Forrester Research, a consultancy.So how to explain the startlingly impressive numbers claimed by a rather mall-like new shopping site called NetMarket, run by CUC, a big name in real-world direct marketing?
(They showed pregnant women roller-skating or riding bucking broncos. You wouldn't take risks before your baby was born, the adverts intoned.
Mr Modi thinks India should aim to be ranked much higher, quickly, in the top 50 countries".Here is a government that is dedicated to development...it is an article of faith", intoned Mr Modi, admitting that some constraints will persist.
"Make no mistake," intoned another, "we are at war".
The star-struck listened with rapt attention as Oliver Stone intoned about a woman's "prehistoric nipples", and the announcement that Charlton Heston was about to start speaking sent the crowd surging across the campus.
The voice-over intoned that the Teutons had dominated upmarket, high-performance cars for nearly 60 years but they had only "30 days left to enjoy it".The ad never made it to the TV screens, which is just as well: three German brands, Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen's Audi, have become ever more dominant as emerging-markets growth has expanded global demand for premium cars.
"One of the lucky few," he intoned morosely, as if she had survived an atrocity.
