Synonyms for tone of voice
tone of voice

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1. tone of voicenoun

   Synonyms:
   tone, intonation

2. tone of voicenoun

   The way someone speaks, as characterised by tone, pitch, speed, rhythm, melody, accent, etc.

   You could tell by his tone of voice that he was uncomfortable.

   Synonyms:
   intonation, tone

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1. tone, tone of voicenoun

   the quality of a person's voice

   "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"

   Synonyms:
   note, shade, smell, flavour, whole tone, quality, timbre, feel, feeling, flavor, timber, look, tint, tincture, tonus, spirit, whole step, tonicity, step, tone, pure tone, musical note

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1. Rosenstock-Huessy:

   Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against misunderstanding the sound of an uttered name; logic protects us against what we say have double meaning.

2. Argye Hillis:

   There're a number of cues people use, and it's both facial cues and tone of voice.

3. Alan Kazdin:

   Well, what does the research show? That no fault of anybody but the stress changed the [parent's] tone of voice, it's not about blaming, but I'm saying we put defiance in the child.

4. Stephen Roach:

   If it is looking at their facial expressions or tone of voice, it might just be them being who they are, they can't know how that platform's going to judge them.

5. Alan Kazdin:

   The tone of voice is the issue, not the 'please,'.