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sing-song en · ADJ
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of singsong.
[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 […]
1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section III, page 28:Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club:
Forms
sing-song en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of singsong.
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.
2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, The Guardian:
Forms
Deriveds
sing-songy