sing-song
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“Company,” a reggae tune with a guest appearance from Jamaican dancehall vocalist Buju Banton, gives Ms. Lennox an opportunity to try on a sing-song melodic guise and it suits her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Asked to produce the records, the 78-year-old reportedly responded “mockingly, repeating the request in a sing-song voice.”
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
"Whatever it is, it's definitely not politics," she says, her jaunty sing-song voice soaring into a laugh.
From BBC • May 26, 2024
Dunst diffuses the moment by adopting an exaggerated Valley girl sing-song, “I basically fell in love with Cailee and I was like, ‘She’s the best, you need to work with her.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
And as he mounted and swung about to leave the British officer, he heard her shrilling in a horrible sing-song, ‘He loves the Brit-ish. He loves the Brit-ish.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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