Definition of "tone of voice" [tone of voice]

• The way someone speaks, as characterised by tone, pitch, speed, rhythm, melody, accent, etc. (noun)

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• "“Mr. Mercier would like to see you,” he said, in the tone of voice he probably reserved for the pool cleaner and the chauffeur."
• "“I shared a gig with Octavianus once,” Pollio said, tone of voice musing."
• "According to Soal, Cooper gave a “lifelike reproduction of the mannerisms of speech, tone of voice and accent” of Davis."