intune
intune verb: to intone (sing).
Verb
intune (third-person singular simple present intunes, present participle intuning, simple past and past participle intuned)
- To intone (sing).
- [At this moment the hymn: "Abide with me!" intuned by the soldiers in the chapel, and accompanied by the organ, is faintly heard in the room. During the first verse Travis stands listening; when the second verse is begun, Travis, raising his arms to Heaven, speaks with the greatest ecstasy:]1879, Francis Nona, The Fall of the Alamo
Forms of intune
| third-person singular present | intunes |
|---|---|
| present participle | intuning |
| past participle | intuned |
| past | intuned |
Origin of intune
Compare entune.
Words that rhyme with intune
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- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
Questions about intune
- What does intune mean?
- Intune means to intone (sing).
- What part of speech is intune?
- Intune is a verb.
- What is the past tense of intune?
- The past tense of intune is intuned.
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