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singsong

['sɪŋsɔŋ]

сущ.
1. стихотворение, баллада с подчёркнуто монотонным ритмом
2. 1. монотонное чтение нараспев
  2. монотонный, однообразный тон, голос; монотонная интонация
3. импровизированный концерт
4. спевка; пение хором
прил.
1. монотонный, однообразный
2. произносимый нараспев; однозвучный
гл.
1. говорить с повторениями; бубнить
2. читать стихи, говорить нараспев; петь монотонно

Examples from texts

It was a faint, derisive singsong in the night.
- Негромкий насмешливый напев в ночи.
Bradbury, Ray / The JarБрэдбери, Рэй / Банка
Банка
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 1955 by Ray Bradbury
© Аллунан Н., Анисимов С., Воронежская М., Жданов Л., Жданова Т., Куняева Н., Левкин А., Облонская Р., Оганян А., Пчелинцев М., Трофимов С., Шинкарь Т., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Jar
Bradbury, Ray
© 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955 by Ray Bradbury

'You are telling me that you stopped the mail coach for a picnic and a singsong?'
– Позволь, я повторю. Ты остановил почтовый дилижанс, чтобы устроить пикник и спеть пару-другую песенок?
Pratchett, Terry / MaskeradeПратчетт,Терри / Маскарад
Маскарад
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод С. Увбарх, А. Жикаренцев 2006
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
Maskerade
Pratchett, Terry
© 1995 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

He spoke in a soft singsong.
Напевно продекламировал:
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

“Lash me across the face if you like, Mishenka,” a rather hoarse woman’s voice declared, singsong fashion.
– Можно и по роже, Мишенька, – певуче пропел хрипловатый женский голос.
Akunin, Boris / The Death of AchillesАкунин, Борис / Смерть Ахиллеса
Смерть Ахиллеса
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1998
© И. Захаров, 2008
The Death of Achilles
Akunin, Boris
© 2006 by Random House, Inc.
© 1998 by Boris Akunin

Lee continued in a singsong cadence,
Ли продолжал мерно и певуче:
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

Then Minerva fell into the verses and choruses Pearl had built around the nonsense syllables, pitching her voice in a singsong way.
Дальше Минерва перешла к стихам и рефренам, произнося их нараспев.
Westerfeld, Scott / The Last DaysВестерфельд, Скотт / Последние дни
Последние дни
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© 2007 by Scott Westerfeld
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава, 2009
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
The Last Days
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2007 Scott Westerfeld

He pointed an indicting finger towards the riders. In a singsong voice he said, "Calin, mans come.
Оно указало пальцем на всадников и пропело: - Калин, пришли люди.
Feist, Raymond / SilverthornФэйст, Раймонд / Долина Тьмы
Долина Тьмы
Фэйст, Раймонд
Silverthorn
Feist, Raymond
© 1985 by Raymond Elias Feist

The auctioneer's singsong voice was firm.
Аукционист пел голосом, не допускающим возражений.
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene / The Twelve ChairsИльф, Илья,Петров, Евгений / Двенадцать Стульев
Двенадцать Стульев
Ильф, Илья,Петров, Евгений
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
The Twelve Chairs
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene
© 1961 by Random House, Inc.

Moiseika, whom Nikita did not venture to search in the presence of the doctor, laid out on his bed pieces of bread, bits of paper, and little bones, and, still shivering with cold, began rapidly in a singsong voice saying something in Yiddish.
Мойсейка, которого Никита постеснялся обыскивать в присутствии доктора, разложил у себя на постели кусочки хлеба, бумажки и косточки и, всё еще дрожа от холода, что-то быстро и певуче заговорил по-еврейски.
Чехов, А.П. / Палата No. 6Chekhov, A. / Ward No. 6
Ward No. 6
Chekhov, A.
© 2009 Rowland Classics
Палата No. 6
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

"You did not disdain me, sweet, excellent young lady," drawled Grushenka in her singsong voice, still with the same charming smile of delight.
-- Не погнушались мной, милая, достойная барышня, -- нараспев протянула Грушенька всё с тою же милою, радостною улыбкой.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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'sɪŋsɔŋNounстихотворение, баллада с подчёркнуто монотонным ритмом

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in a singsong

нараспев

Word forms

singsong

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	singsong	singsongs
Possessive case	singsong's	singsongs'

singsong

verb

Basic forms
Past	singsonged
Imperative	singsong
Present Participle (Participle I)	singsonging
Past Participle (Participle II)	singsonged

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I singsong	we singsong
you singsong	you singsong
he/she/it singsongs	they singsong

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am singsonging	we are singsonging
you are singsonging	you are singsonging
he/she/it is singsonging	they are singsonging

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have singsonged	we have singsonged
you have singsonged	you have singsonged
he/she/it has singsonged	they have singsonged

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been singsonging	we have been singsonging
you have been singsonging	you have been singsonging
he/she/it has been singsonging	they have been singsonging

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I singsonged	we singsonged
you singsonged	you singsonged
he/she/it singsonged	they singsonged

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was singsonging	we were singsonging
you were singsonging	you were singsonging
he/she/it was singsonging	they were singsonging

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had singsonged	we had singsonged
you had singsonged	you had singsonged
he/she/it had singsonged	they had singsonged

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been singsonging	we had been singsonging
you had been singsonging	you had been singsonging
he/she/it had been singsonging	they had been singsonging

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will singsong	we shall/will singsong
you will singsong	you will singsong
he/she/it will singsong	they will singsong

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be singsonging	we shall/will be singsonging
you will be singsonging	you will be singsonging
he/she/it will be singsonging	they will be singsonging

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have singsonged	we shall/will have singsonged
you will have singsonged	you will have singsonged
he/she/it will have singsonged	they will have singsonged

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been singsonging	we shall/will have been singsonging
you will have been singsonging	you will have been singsonging
he/she/it will have been singsonging	they will have been singsonging

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would singsong	we should/would singsong
you would singsong	you would singsong
he/she/it would singsong	they would singsong

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be singsonging	we should/would be singsonging
you would be singsonging	you would be singsonging
he/she/it would be singsonging	they would be singsonging

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have singsonged	we should/would have singsonged
you would have singsonged	you would have singsonged
he/she/it would have singsonged	they would have singsonged

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been singsonging	we should/would have been singsonging
you would have been singsonging	you would have been singsonging
he/she/it would have been singsonging	they would have been singsonging

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am singsonged	we are singsonged
you are singsonged	you are singsonged
he/she/it is singsonged	they are singsonged

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being singsonged	we are being singsonged
you are being singsonged	you are being singsonged
he/she/it is being singsonged	they are being singsonged

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been singsonged	we have been singsonged
you have been singsonged	you have been singsonged
he/she/it has been singsonged	they have been singsonged

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was singsonged	we were singsonged
you were singsonged	you were singsonged
he/she/it was singsonged	they were singsonged

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being singsonged	we were being singsonged
you were being singsonged	you were being singsonged
he/she/it was being singsonged	they were being singsonged

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been singsonged	we had been singsonged
you had been singsonged	you had been singsonged
he/she/it had been singsonged	they had been singsonged

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be singsonged	we shall/will be singsonged
you will be singsonged	you will be singsonged
he/she/it will be singsonged	they will be singsonged

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been singsonged	we shall/will have been singsonged
you will have been singsonged	you will have been singsonged
he/she/it will have been singsonged	they will have been singsonged

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