tone of voice

English

Noun

tone of voice (plural tones of voice)

  1. The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.
    Synonyms: intonation, tone
    • 2011, Hartley Pool, Stranger in Taiwan:
      Something in John's tone of voice was coming back to haunt me, and at that moment I realized I'd been had.

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