Sing-song

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of singsong. alt-of, alternative

    "As Jürgen Klopp took Sadio Mané in his arms and spun him like a beloved ballroom partner, there was a moment of sing-song communion with the Kop. They love these big fat emotional notes here."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of singsong. alt-of, alternative

    "[S]he put on a kind of sing-song voice whenever she was pissed, it was one of the signs that she was really gone […]"

Synonyms

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alliteratingalliterationalliterativeassonanceassonantbelabored

Example

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"The Kansai dialects are said to have a "sing-song" quality because their pitch accents differ from standard Japanese, which comes from the Tokyo dialect."

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