t͡ʃɑːnt t͡ʃænt ˈfiːlɪŋ ˈfilɪŋ ˈfleɪvə ˈfleɪvɚ ɪnˈflɛkt ɪnˈtoʊn ɪnˈtəʊn lʊk ˈmɑː.dʒə.ˌleɪt ˈkwɒlɪti ˈkwɑləti smɛl ˈspɪɹɪt ˈspiɹɪt stɛp ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən ˈtɪmbə ˈtɪmbɚ ˈtæmbə(ɹ) ˈtæm.bɚ ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə ˈtɪŋktʃɚ təʊn toʊn təʊn toʊn təˈnɪsɪti give a healthy elasticity to Let's tone our muscles change to a color image tone a photographic image change the color or tone of tone a negative vary the pitch of one's speech utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically The students chanted the same slogan over and over again a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages the Beijing dialect uses four tones (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome a steady sound without overtones they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies a musical interval of two semitones a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound the singer held the note too long the quality of a person's voice he began in a conversational tone he spoke in a nervous tone of voice the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people the feel of the city excited him a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting it had the smell of treason the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli the doctor tested my tonicity