Intoned

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

intoned
    adj 1: uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting;
           "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of
           speaking" [syn: {chantlike}, {intoned}, {singsong}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoned}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Intoning}.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
   tonus tone. See {Tone} and cf. {Entune}, {Intonate}.]
   1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to
      chant; as, to intone the church service.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,
      or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures
      as though by rote.
      [PJC]