<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.</li><li>To give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.</li><li>To utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).</li><li>To recite or chant in monotone.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant.</li><li>To produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice.</li></ul>