All 10 Uses of

tone
in
Hoot

"Honey, it seems a little too … well, forceful." ... It's not the content of the letter so much as the tone.
p. 33.2 *

tone = general feeling, mood, or attitude

She handed it to Roy's father, who read it and said, "I think the tone is exactly right."
p. 33.2

The snake wrangler was using a false husky tone—the voice of a boy trying to sound like a grownup.
p. 55.3

tone = pitch (sound of voice)

The captain's tone was one of paternal disappointment.
p. 62.6

tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling

Mr. Eberhardt's tone of voice remained level, but the volume had gotten much louder.
p. 148.1

tone = pitch (sound of voice)

Lonna might have softened her tone had she seen what her stepdaughter's teeth had done to Roy's bicycle tire.
p. 166.2

tone = general feeling, mood, or attitude

The clerk's tone had an artificial politeness.
p. 225.4

tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling or mood

In a confidential tone, he added, "We need some discreet assistance here."
p. 254.0

Mr. Eberhardt spoke in a hushed and confidential tone.
p. 279.9

tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude

Definitions:

(1) (tone as in: the tone of the essay)
the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something -- especially of something said or written
(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.