tone of voice

tone of voice
The way someone speaks, as characterised by tone, pitch, speed, rhythm, melody, accent, etc.

You could tell by his tone of voice that he was uncomfortable.


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  • tone — tone1 [ toun ] noun *** ▸ 1 sound of voice ▸ 2 character of something ▸ 3 quality of voice etc. ▸ 4 signal/warning sound ▸ 5 color ▸ 6 of musical note ▸ 7 firmness of muscles etc. ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) count or uncount the sound of someone s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tone — 1 noun 1 VOICE SHOWING FEELING (C) (plural) the way your voice sounds that shows how you are feeling, or what you mean: “Why would I lie?” Nora asked in an injured tone. | She spoke in warm tones about her family. | tone of voice spoken (=used… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • tone — I UK [təʊn] / US [toʊn] noun Word forms tone : singular tone plural tones *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the sound of someone s voice that shows what they are feeling Meredith trembled at the tenderness in his tone. a tone of voice: Really?… …   English dictionary

  • tone — 01. Please don t speak to me in that [tone] of voice; it is a little too sarcastic. 02. The Chinese language is difficult to learn for me because it has a number of different [tones] which change the meaning of a word. 03. The whole [tone] of our …   Grammatical examples in English

  • tone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, low ▪ hushed, quiet, subdued ▪ Why is everyone speaking in hushed tones? …   Collocations dictionary

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