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Vocal Inflection Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TONE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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295%11Exact Match!
342%10 Having the property of inflection; undergoing inflection.

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "TONE" which means:

    noun
  • • The quality of a person's voice
  • • (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
  • • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  • • The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • • A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
  • • A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
  • • A steady sound without overtones
  • • The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
  • • A musical interval of two semitones
  • • The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
  • verb
  • • Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
  • • Vary the pitch of one's speech
  • • Change the color or tone of
  • • Change to a color image
  • • Give a healthy elasticity to
  • pronoun
  • • The one (of two)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I like the tone of this painting; it feels calm and serene."
  • • "Her voice had a harsh and unpleasant tone."

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New York Times17 Jul 1997 Across 67
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