sing-song

 

adjective

  • (of a person’s voice) having a repeated rising and falling rhythm: the sing-song voices of children reciting tables

noun

  • 1British informal an informal gathering for singing: he used to play the piano and have a sing-song with his pals
  • 2 [in singular] a sing-song way of speaking: she was speaking gently in her soft Irish sing-song

verb (sing-songs, sing-songing, sing-songed)

[no object]
  • speak or recite something in a sing-song manner: the kids started sing-songing [with direct speech]: ‘Blessed be’ sing-songed Kruger