All 4 Uses

tone
in
The Hate U Give
(Edited)

She smiles and says in that same sugary, sympathetic tone, "Now, do you know if Khalil sold narcotics?"
p. 103.7 *

tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling or attitude
His tone is all robotic again.
p. 293.6

tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
Momma cuts him a side-eye, and he says in a more stern tone, "I mean, what? What you do that for?"
p. 420.9

Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:

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 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.