Tone (Verb)
Meaning 1
Change the color or tone of; "tone a negative".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Vary the pitch of one's speech.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She lowered the tone of her voice to better communicate with the nervous child.
- His sarcastic tone wasn't lost on the annoyed listener.
- The actor's voice cracked as he struggled to tone down his screams for the scene.
- The politician had to quickly change the tone of her speech as the crowd grew restless.
- She added emotional depth to the reading of the poem by carefully modulating her tone.
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Meaning 3
Change to a color image; "tone a photographic image".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The protest leader began to tone the slogan as the crowd started to join in and repeat the phrase.
- The instructor had to leave the room for a moment as the student continued to tone her answers robotically.
- During the march the activists used loudspeakers to tone their demands in unison.
- To test the audio levels a sound engineer asked the singer to tone a single note.
- To distract her from the conversation nearby the nurse began to tone softly a gentle lullaby.
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Meaning 5
Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Starting a regular exercise routine will help tone our stomach muscles and achieve our fitness goals.
- Incorporating yoga into our daily routine will help tone our core and improve flexibility.
- Eating a balanced diet will also help tone the muscles and give our body the nutrients it needs.
- Engaging in regular physical activity will help tone the facial muscles and give our skin a more youthful appearance.
- This exercise program is designed to tone and strengthen all the major muscle groups in the body.