All 6 Uses of
tone
in
Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire)
- "Looking for Madge?" he said in a friendly tone.
Chpt 7 *tone = the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something
- "Safe to do what?" he says in a gentler tone.
Chpt 7
- He mimics my tone.
Chpt 9
- My voice takes on a pleading tone.
Chpt 13
- He tries to take on a more serious tone, unsuccessfully.
Chpt 15
- The tone of my request is so odd that it's alerted him to some irregularity.
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1)
(tone as in: the tone of the essay) the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something -- especially of something said or written
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for the many other common and less common meanings of tone including:- a quality of sound, music, or voice
- a quality of color
- a quality of muscles seen after exercise, or the act of exercising to create that quality
- signals from a telephone
The expression "tone down", means to make something less forceful.