Both Uses of
modulate
in
Gone with the Wind
- His voice was oddly pleasant to the ear, the well-modulated voice of a gentleman, resonant and overlaid with the flat slow drawl of the Charlestonian.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- Ashley began to read the prayers and all heads bowed as his resonant, beautifully modulated voice rolled out the brief and dignified words.†
Chpt 4.40
Definition:
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(modulate) to regulate or make something less severe
or:
alter the pitch of one's voice; or other things such as the sound of a musical instrument or the characteristics of electromagnetic waves