[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.", "to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.", "to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).", "to recite or chant in monotone."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant.", "Music.to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice."]}]