Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engaged tone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: en-gaged -tone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; a busy signal.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

engaged tones (plural)

Synonyms

busy signal

Questions

What does engaged tone mean?: An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; a busy signal.

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