monotone

Both were narrated by a man in a monotone, with the actors barely audible in the background.
A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history|Diane Daniel|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
He describes a public defender as having “grainy eyes,” as if he had “been up all night” — a lawyer who “sighs massively, impatiently” and “speaks in a monotone” in response to Adams’s questions.
After a criminal justice nightmare, he’s fighting the ‘broken’ system|Premal Dharia|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
The new voice TikTok has now added is more upbeat, which doesn’t work as well in some videos where the point was to use a monotone.
This Week in Apps: Poparazzi hype, Instagram drops Likes, Epic trial adjourns|Sarah Perez|May 29, 2021|TechCrunch
We work virtually together often, and his WFH situation is in a room far away from his WiFi source, which means I spend a lot of time staring at his frozen face while repeating his name in monotone during important conversations.
What Our Gear Guy Is Gifting for Christmas|Joe Jackson|December 20, 2020|Outside Online

The computer graphics are monotone overlaid in Lucky Charms leprechaun green.
Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network|P. J. O’Rourke|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“And to see great fashion,” he added half-heartedly, in monotone and with no punctuation.
Justin Bieber's Abs Cannot Save Him|Tim Teeman|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not too long ago, the market hybrid cars seemed similarly monotone.
Hybrid Cars Are Niche No More|The Daily Beast|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hours passed by and the judge read his charges in a monotone.
Russia Rises Up|Anna Nemtsova|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His soft, calm monotone never fluctuates, adding an extra creepy factor.
Terminator, Wall-E & More of the Best Robots in Film (Video)|Victoria Kezra|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He spoke in a wheezy, solemn monotone, from which all elements of life and joy seemed to have been eliminated.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Gradually the muffled beat of hoofs grew more pronounced, a shuffling monotone that filled the night.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One day, feverish and excited, he played on in monotone almost listless.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
"We did gey well," he resumed in his even monotone, like a man who was repeating something he had learned by heart.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
He stood amid that silence, hearing only a faint whisper from the river, a far-off monotone from the falls beyond the chute.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for monotone

monotone

/ (ˈmɒnəˌtəʊn) /

noun

a single unvaried pitch level in speech, sound, etc

utterance, etc, without change of pitch

lack of variety in style, expression. etc

adjective

unvarying or monotonous

Also: monotonic (ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk) maths (of a sequence or function) consistently increasing or decreasing in value

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