Tone can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| tone - vary the pitch of one's speech | ||
| tone - change the color or tone of; "tone a negative" | ||
| tone - change to a color image; "tone a photographic image" | ||
| tone - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" | ||
| tone - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" | ||
Noun |
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| tone - (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" | ||
| tone - the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" | ||
| tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" | ||
| tone - the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome" | ||
| tone - a musical interval of two semitones | ||
| tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" | ||
| tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" | ||
| tone - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" | ||
| tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" | ||
| tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" |
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| 1. | noun | He began in a conversational tone. | |
| 2. | noun | He spoke in a nervous tone of voice. | |
| 3. | noun | The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw. | |
| 4. | noun | From the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome. | |
| 5. | noun | A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting. | |
| 6. | noun | His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature. | |
| 7. | noun | There was a sudden change in her tone. | |
| 8. | noun | The article's tone was one of pessimism. | |
| 9. | noun | You don't have to use such a harsh tone with me. | |
| 10. | noun | The tone in which those words were spoken utterly belied them. | |
| 11. | noun | The piano has a good tone. | |
| 12. | noun | "Let me ask you something, Dad," she began, in a tone of patiently controlled exasperation that every experienced parent is familiar with. | |
| 13. | noun | Subtle differences in tone discriminate the original from the copy. | |
| 14. | noun | My father speaks in a gentle tone. | |
| 15. | noun | Tone of voice can indicate feelings. | |
| 16. | verb | Tone a negative. | |
| 17. | verb | Tone a photographic image. | |
| 18. | verb | Let's tone our muscles. |
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| noun | |
| He began in a conversational tone. |
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| He spoke in a nervous tone of voice. |
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| The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw. |
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| From the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome. |
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| A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting. |
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| His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature. | |
| There was a sudden change in her tone. | |
| The article's tone was one of pessimism. | |
| You don't have to use such a harsh tone with me. | |
| The tone in which those words were spoken utterly belied them. | |
| The piano has a good tone. | |
| "Let me ask you something, Dad," she began, in a tone of patiently controlled exasperation that every experienced parent is familiar with. | |
| Subtle differences in tone discriminate the original from the copy. | |
| My father speaks in a gentle tone. | |
| Tone of voice can indicate feelings. | |
| verb | |
| Tone a negative. |
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| Tone a photographic image. |
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| Let's tone our muscles. |
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