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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
tone
/təʊn/
noun1 of 2
sound of a voice that shows emotion or meaning
- “Use simple language in a gentle, neutral and clear tone.”Tatoeba
- “That threatening tone of his excites the hell out of me.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To change the colour of
Synonyms
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)