Tone

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NOUN

the quality of a person's voice

(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

a steady sound without overtones

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

a musical interval of two semitones

the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

VERB

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

vary the pitch of one's speech

change the color or tone of

change to a color image

give a healthy elasticity to

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