Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
INTONING
Verb
intoning
present participle of intone
Noun
intoning (plural intonings)
intonation
Anagrams
• gintonin, nointing
Source: Wiktionary
INTONE
In*tone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning.] Etym: [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
Definition: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.
In*tone", v. i.
Definition: To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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