scintillating
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Despite the vast altars on which networks make gruesome sacrifices while cantillating to their gods, neither of these shows will last forever.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017
Father Anshel was good at cantillating the Book of Esther but hopeless at making money.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Now and then she would add her own low tones to our untrained vocalizing, crooning or cantillating the tune as if she were musing aloud.
From Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" by Various
While cantillating the mele they held the rattle, �li-ul�, in the right hand, shaking it against the palm of the other hand or the thigh, or making excursions in one direction and another.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
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