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Meanings of dismissive tone in English

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Usage of dismissive tone in English
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His response reflected the broadly dismissive tone adopted by the Russian establishment on Tuesday.
The Guardian
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She bit her lip at his dismissive tone.
Darkness unleashed
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He did not like the Count's dismissive tone.
House of Bathory
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He was a good man, a good husband to her Lucia, but fuck his dismissive tone.
Doctor Sleep
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When Midge tried to thank her, she just shrugged, and said, 'Master's orders,' in a dismissive tone.
The viscount and the virgin
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There should be a class called Schmacting 101. But don't be deceived by his seemingly dismissive tone.
Reuters
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It was her dismissive tone that infuriated me, sparking an anger that turned, in a single second, into a firestorm.
Another life altogether: a novel
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She has repeatedly struck a dismissive tone when discussing allegations of sexual assault, be it in the military or at Fox News.
The Guardian
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'I do know my employees,' said Chanele, and immediately abandoned her dismissive tone.
Melnitz
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'I bet it's a good one!' Sarah Pomeranz didn't quite catch the right dismissive tone.
Melnitz
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'Hoggetts!' he said in a dismissive tone.
The Woman in Black
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"My friend is giving me a ride home," she said in her most dismissive tone.
Public secrets
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"He's being paranoid," he said in a dismissive tone.
From a Certain Point of View
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"Ah," I said in a faux dismissive tone, "I was feeling old-fashioned... You know, romantic."
Disciple of the dog
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"Not now, lass." His dismissive tone raised her ire.
The grail king
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"Not at the moment, but stay close just in case," Cormac says in a dismissive tone.
Crewel
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Dismissive tone across language varieties
United States of America
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