[
US
/ˈtoʊn/
]
[ UK /tˈəʊn/ ]
[ UK /tˈəʊn/ ]
NOUN
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
it had the smell of treason
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
the feel of the city excited him -
the quality of a person's voice
he began in a conversational tone
he spoke in a nervous tone of voice -
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
the doctor tested my tonicity -
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome
the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw -
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the Beijing dialect uses four tones - a musical interval of two semitones
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a steady sound without overtones
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies -
(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 -
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted -
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the singer held the note too long
VERB
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change the color or tone of
tone a negative - vary the pitch of one's speech
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change to a color image
tone a photographic image -
give a healthy elasticity to
Let's tone our muscles -
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
How To Use tone In A Sentence
- A few fields have the remains of small sunken stone dwellings, intimate as those at Skara Brae.
- An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.
- It should be a baritone scoring game and the unfortunate should be in early disceptation for a top 3 pick. Xml's Blinklist.com
- He never complained, except when he occasionally slipped on muddy cobblestones.
- The air smells like moist potting soil, the skin of potatoes… the damp chalk of limestone.
- I use long lengths of floating row cover, anchored with bricks and stones, on annual and perennial beds.
- Adding to my trepidation is this primary poll from Survey USA, which confirms Roulstone's campaign doesn't yet have the profile it needs. Sound Politics: Roulstone Update
- The language is amusingly flowery and the overall tone one of purposeful pleasure. Times, Sunday Times
- Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.
- He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting.
