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Inflections of 'tone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

tones: v 3rd person singular

toning: v pres p

toned: v past

toned: v past p

tone
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Sense: Noun: musical sound

Synonyms:

sound , quality , pitch , timber , timbre (UK), mood , resonance, frequency , note

Sense: Noun: color

Synonyms:

color , colour (UK), hue , tint, shade , cast , tinge, chroma, value , tonal value, warm tone, cool tone, saturation, color depth, colour depth (UK)

Sense: Noun: quality

Synonyms:

quality , manner , mood , feel , feeling , style , mode , fashion , note , nature , character , sort , variety , ilk, stripe , color , colour (UK)

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