Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tone of voice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: tone of voice
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.

Example Sentences

"HAL: Go ahead. JOHN: Wait a minute. That tone of voice… you don’t like it!"
"Something in John's tone of voice was coming back to haunt me, and at that moment I realized I'd been had."

Inflected Forms

tones of voice (plural)

Synonyms

intonation tone

Questions

What does tone of voice mean?: The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.

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