Singsong

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪŋsÉ’Å‹/

Alternative forms

• sing-song

Origin

sing + song.

Full definition of singsong

Adjective

1. Like a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch (of tone of voice etc.)

Noun

1. A piece of verse with a simple, song-like rhythm.
2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.
3. Bad singing or poetry.
4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.

Verb

1. To utter in a singsong voice.
• 1987, Texas Monthly (volume 15, number 5, May 1987, page 184)The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo.
2. (obsolete) To write poor poetry.