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CANTILLATES Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word cantillates. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word cantillates. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CANTILLATES

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carols
nounn
noun

• joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

• a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

verb

• sing carols

chants
verbv
noun

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

verb

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

croons
verbv
verb

• sing softly

hums
verbv
noun

• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

• a humming noise

verb

• sing with closed lips

• be noisy with activity

• sound with a monotonous hum

• make a low continuous sound

intones
verbv
verb

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

modulates
verbv
verb

• change the key of, in music

• vary the pitch of one's speech

• fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

• adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of

• vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

pipes
nounn
noun

• a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

• a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

• a hollow cylindrical shape

• a tubular wind instrument

• the flues and stops on a pipe organ

verb

• utter a shrill cry

• transport by pipeline

• play on a pipe

• trim with piping

recites
verbv
verb

• recite in elocution

• repeat aloud from memory

• render verbally

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• specify individually

sings
verbv
verb

• deliver by singing

• produce tones with the voice

• to make melodious sounds

• make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

• divulge confidential information or secrets

trills
verbv
noun

• a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

• the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula

verb

• pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'

• sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

vocalizes
verbv
verb

• utter with vibrating vocal chords

• sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

• pronounce as a vowel

• express or state clearly

• utter speech sounds

warbles
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

verb

• sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

• sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

chant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

verb

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

intonate
verbv
verb

• speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

intone
verbv
verb

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

Best Hypernyms For CANTILLATES

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