recite

The words of my father, a second-generation submariner, often recited when I was a child, drifted through my head: “Rocked in the cradle of the deep, I lay me down in peace to sleep.”

In their previous performance of the song, Urban could be heard reciting the original lyrics.

But first you must write and recite, 1,000 times, the Act of Contrition.

When Jun recited an ancient Chinese poem in another instance, viewers criticised what they viewed as her wonky accent.

As in many of her stump speeches and media interviews, she tends to recite her accomplishments as if reading from a resume, which sometimes reads as defensive.