ton

sound

Usage

  • catatonic

    A catatonic person is in a state of suspended action; therefore, they are rigid, immobile, and unresponsive.

  • intone

    If someone is intoning something, they are saying it in a slow and serious way without making their voice rise or fall.

  • monotonous

    A monotonous activity is so repetitious that it quickly becomes boring and dull.

  • atonal

    characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality

  • attune

    adjust or accustom to

  • baritone

    lower in range than tenor and higher than bass

  • catatonia

    extreme tonus

  • intonation

    rise and fall of the voice pitch

  • monotone

    of a sequence or function

  • monotony

    the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

  • tonal

    employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

  • tone

    utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

  • tonic

    of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue

  • tune

    adjust for (better) functioning

  • undertone

    a quiet or hushed tone of voice

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