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Meanings of intonation in inglês

português
entonação
catalão
entonació

Rise and fall of the voice pitch.

        entonação
        catalão
        entonació

        The act of singing in a monotonous tone.

              entonació
              Usage of intonation in inglês
              1
              I was keenly aware of her every movement and change in intonation.
              How to make love like a porn star
              2
              From far in the west he caught the low intonation of thunder.
              The Flaming Forest
              3
              The intonation of his voice lifts at the end of his question.
              City of lies
              4
              A sudden throb of shock masked in the surface indifference of intonation.
              Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
              5
              There was an intonation in the protest that hinted at some irritation.
              Flamsted quarries
              6
              Nevertheless, there was a doubtful intonation in his voice which surprised me.
              Wandering Ghosts
              7
              Her intonation went with them and her face; they lived on that.
              The Path of a Star
              8
              He extended his hand, his English refined, mellifluous under his Swiss intonation.
              The bourne identity
              9
              The English was fluent, and only rendered softer by the foreign intonation.
              Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
              10
              Jenny Prask had kept every intonation of her voice under her control.
              The Summons
              11
              The words he could not hear, but he could distinguish the intonation.
              French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
              12
              The words were what he had expected, but the intonation was not.
              Quin
              13
              It is a harpsichord, but the intonation is that of a virginal.
              Evelyn Innes
              14
              With plaintive pathos, and perfect truth of intonation, she prayed in song.
              International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
              15
              It was largely a question of intonation I believe-butthere it was.
              In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
              16
              Nowadays, courtiers slightly modify their intonation in clucking to please their masters.
              The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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              português
              entonação
              catalão
              entonació
              Intonation through the time
              Intonation across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common