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- adjective Alternative form of
sing-songy .
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Examples
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And I thought that he sort of made a fool of himself at the endorsement by saying, "I endorse him" six different times in a kind of singsongy way.
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"There's a woman's voice, kind of singsongy and whiny, but forget about her.
The 6th Target Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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I pause, then say in a singsongy voice, “You know how much you like civil rights stuff.”
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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Scrythax asked, his voice high-pitched and singsongy.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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“Yetta, Yetta, Yetta,” Rahel said in a singsongy voice, playfully swinging around a lamppost.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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The interplay between the performers is lively and very sharp, from the easy, near-constant physical contact between the twins to the verbal deliveries that switch on a dime from singsongy to snappish.
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“Yetta, Yetta, Yetta,” Rahel said in a singsongy voice, playfully swinging around a lamppost.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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“Yetta, Yetta, Yetta,” Rahel said in a singsongy voice, playfully swinging around a lamppost.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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In a singsongy voice she would describe the visions she was seeing, images that would help solve mysteries.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Scrythax asked, his voice high-pitched and singsongy.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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