Both Uses of
overtone
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- When she spoke her voice had a beautiful low timbre, soft and modulated, and yet with ringing overtones.†
Chpt 13 *
- A glow of light was on the camp, and the soft overtone of a multitude of speakers.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(overtone as in: a menacing overtone) meaning that is implied or implicit, but not stated