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the quality of a person's voice
he began in a conversational tone
he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
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(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the Beijing dialect uses four tones
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(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
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a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
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a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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a steady sound without overtones
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
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the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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a musical interval of two semitones
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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' - used as a verb
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utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
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vary the pitch of one's speech
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change the color or tone of
tone a negative
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change to a color image
tone a photographic image
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give a healthy elasticity to
Let's tone our muscles
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derived forms
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1. Tone / Plural
tones
2. Tone / Past
toned
3. Tone / Third Person
tones
4. Tone / Present Participle
toning
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