singsong
singsong is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 26 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.
- 2.Drawling; monotonous.
- 3.To write poor poetry. [R.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absonant
- and
- cacophonous
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- cleavers
- concert
- discord
- discordance
- discordant
- dissonance
- dissonant
- harmony
- harsh
- harshly
- harshness
- immelodious
- inharmonious
- jar
- jarring
- out
- sound
- tune
- tuneless
- unharmonious
- want
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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