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US
/ˈəndɝˌtoʊn/
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[ UK /ˌʌndətˈəʊn/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndətˈəʊn/ ]
NOUN
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
- a pale or subdued color
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a quiet or hushed tone of voice
spoke in undertones
How To Use undertone In A Sentence
- RUD. (_in an undertone to MIMI_) Mimi, what would you like? La Boheme
- I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones.
- She whispered, but Will murmured in an undertone for her to be quiet.
- UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don ` t think security needs to be a main focus, like cops and everything all over, but there should be an undertone, an undertoned measure of security. CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2005
- The term escalate became popular during the Vietnam War and refers to the United States' significantly increasing its involvement, but the term also carries an undertone of blunder. Site Home
- It is most definitely a thriller, but with strong romantic undertones.
- It's a movie with very strong spiritual undertones and overtones.
- For all that written correspondence can manage, a subtle undertone and feeling is probably the hardest to achieve.
- Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Manlius, having, as managers, set the little piece on the stage in good condition, were carrying on a private undertoned conversation, which resulted in Mrs. Manlius asking, in an engaging manner, -- The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865
- But the political undertones are less interesting than the cultural ones.
