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Meanings of be an overtone in English
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Usage of be an overtone in English
1
A real killer. There was an overtone of admiration in his voice.
2
There was an overtone of contentment within the silent voice.
3
When she asked her next question, there was an overtone of fear in her voice.
4
There was an overtone which suggested that it made little difference what impressions a captain of cavalry might have gained.
5
This freight-car talk is pitched just above the ordinary tone-itis an overtone of conversation, one might say-andit is distinctly nasal.