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Intone vs Inwone - What's the difference?

intone | inwone |

As verbs the difference between intone and inwone

is that intone is (lb) to give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize while inwone is (obsolete) to dwell in; inhabit; hold.

intone

English

Verb

(inton)
  • (lb) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
  • (lb) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
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  • *:But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat’s-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.
  • (lb) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

    • Derived terms

    * intonable * intonate * intonation * intonational * intonationally * intonator * intonement * intoner

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    inwone

    English

    Verb

    (inwon)
  • (obsolete) To dwell in; inhabit; hold.

    • Synonyms

    *(l) *(l)