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There's a way that white people and black people spoke in the '70s that is nothing like how they speak now. They spoke from a soul, actually. There's a singsongy way of walking and talking that's just different now.
Michael Jai White

Meaning of "singsongy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SINGSONGY

singsongy  [ˈsɪŋˌsɒŋɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINGSONGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Singsongy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SINGSONGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of singsongy in the English dictionary

The definition of singsongy in the dictionary is having the characteristics of sing-song.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINGSONGY


Lange
ˈlɒŋɪ
pongy
ˈpɒŋɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINGSONGY

singles bar
singles chart
singlestick
singlet
singleton
singletrack
singletree
Singlish
singly
singsong
Singspiel
singular
singular noun
singularisation
singularise
singularism
singularist
singularities
singularity
singularization

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINGSONGY

bungy
clingy
dingy
dungy
fringy
grungy
loungy
mangy
orangy
slangy
spongy
springy
stingy
stringy
swingy
tangy
thingy
twangy
wingy
zingy

Synonyms and antonyms of singsongy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «singsongy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINGSONGY

Find out the translation of singsongy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of singsongy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «singsongy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

singsongy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

singsongy
570 millions of speakers

English

singsongy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

singsongy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

singsongy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

singsongy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

singsongy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

singsongy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

singsongy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Singsongy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

singsongy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑揚のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

singsongy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singsongy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

singsongy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

singsongy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Singsongy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

singsongy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

singsongy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

singsongy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

singsongy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

singsongy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

singsongy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

singsongy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

singsongy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

singsongy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of singsongy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGSONGY»

The term «singsongy» is used very little and occupies the 183.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGSONGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «singsongy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «singsongy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about singsongy

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QUOTES WITH «SINGSONGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word singsongy.
1
Michael Jai White
There's a way that white people and black people spoke in the '70s that is nothing like how they speak now. They spoke from a soul, actually. There's a singsongy way of walking and talking that's just different now.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINGSONGY»

Discover the use of singsongy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to singsongy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for ...
Apparently, Mrs. Greenberg is not successful, because she tries again, still singsongy: "Jenna, honey, Mommy is going to be angry. You have to get down from there." A pause. "Right now, honey. Right this instant or Mommy is going to be ...
Dana Chidekel, 2002
2
The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics: The Collected ...
Garcia, interviewed on the song by Reich and Wenner: Reich: Does "Casey Jones" grate on you when you hear it sometimes? Garcia: Sometimes, but that's what it's supposed to do. [Laughs] Reich: It's such a singsongy thing. Garcia: Right.
Robert Hunter, David G. Dodd, John Barlow, 2005
3
Antiques Disposal
I whispered, singsongy, “She's not going to be happy about her hair. ” Mother whispered back, not singsongy, 'Well, she could stand a new hairdo, at that. ” “I dunno,” I replied, “another year or two, that pageboy could come back in style.
Barbara Allan, 2013
4
Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students to Use Spoken ...
Table 2.2 Characteristics of Motherese Singsongy sounding Mothers put all the suprasegmentals of spoken communication (duration, intensity, pitch) together in a singsongy voice for their babies. The emotional range of what a mother is ...
Susan R. Easterbrooks, Ellen L. Estes, 2007
5
21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids
I know Ishould be working on connecting with my kids in the car and all that, but the truth is, I'm not sure I can stand another minute of license plate bingo or— worse— singsongy kids' CDs . What can I do to make connecting in the car fun— for ...
Kathi Lipp, 2012
6
Women Singers in Global Contexts: Music, Biography, Identity
Gone here also is the singsongy quality, as Ayb en varies the intonation contours from one line to the next. The use of textual lines of constantly varying length— from two to seven words each—often cutting across measure boundaries, also ...
Ruth Hellier, 2013
7
The Dog Rules: 14 Secrets to Developing the Dog YOU Want
A high-pitched, singsongy vocalization means that an animal is nonthreatening, peaceful, or empathetic. Think of a dog who whines when it sees its owner or a mother cooing to her infant. If you're not in touch with your happy voice, you'll need ...
Kyra Sundance, 2009
8
Singing on Stage: An Actor's Guide
Extend the pitch range to transform thelimited but natural spoken inflection into something evenmore singsongy. Thereshould benoconscious muscular effort in this transformation. Avoid any conscious transformationto sung tone. Listen to your ...
Philip Raymond, Jane Streeton, 2014
9
His Private Pleasure
“Pretty, pretty Mango,” he said, repeating the words over and over in a smooth, singsongy voice. A nice deep singsongy voice, Liza found herself thinking. What sort of things could that voice cajole her into? “Come on, pretty boy, pretty bird.
Donna Kauffman, 2010
10
Adoption Time Bomb
... let alone relax enough to go to sleep. When she did manage to fall asleep, often she would awake to find Pasha leaning over her talking in the singsongy voice of his, usually displaying emotions of great anger and 61 Adoption Time Bomb.
Mark Tyler, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINGSONGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term singsongy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to Conduct an Auction
He learned to warble by listening to former tobacco auctioneers, a particularly singsongy subset of the profession. Continue reading the main story ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
How A Position Of Power Can Change Your Voice
She says the voice of a person given more power was steadier and less singsongy, but also more dynamic "because it increased in pitch and intensity variability, ... «NPR, Jan 15»
3
Bill Shorten's traditional Christmas message video ridiculed online
Bill Shorten has delivered his traditional Christmas message to the nation but his 'singsongy' speech didn't sit well with everyone due to poor quality and ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
4
Keely Garfield Draws on Kate Bush at Danspace Project
Some lyrics are recited in a manner between sports cheer and Greek chorus. Some singsongy melodies are swapped for the tunes of actual nursery rhymes. «New York Times, Dec 14»
5
How to Sound More Powerful
... who played high-powered roles in the negotiation spoke in a higher pitch and become more monotone —in other words, more energetic, but less singsongy. «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
6
Exclusive: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Say Public Will Hear Final …
The Grammy Award-winning Cleveland-based Hip-Hop group, known for their singsongy cadence and whose hits like “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” stretch back ... «Hip-Hop Wired, Aug 14»
7
Everything But the News: A PBS Show That Pokes Fun At PBS
“It's like a singsongy voice and I was never ultimately comfortable with it,” he tells me with a laugh, and proceeds to do a spot-on impersonation of every CBC ... «Shalom Life, Mar 14»
8
Doctor Who (Classic): “The Tenth Planet”
They look and sound much different than they will later, with strange singsongy voices and awkward mechanical implants that look like someone's strapped an ... «A.V. Club, Jan 14»
9
Arts & Entertainment : Film Review
Quartet Directed by Dustin Hoffman Inside the elegant walls of a singsongy retirement home. By Tricia Olszewski • January 25, 2013. Retirement Stage: The ... «Washington City Paper, Jan 13»
10
Again With the Fake Neighborhood Names?
Is there a stupid, made-up name with a singsongy acronym I could use? Meet SoNYA: The neighborhood properly known as Mount Vernon Square or Mount ... «DCist.com, Nov 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Singsongy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/singsongy>. Apr 2024 ».
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