tone
noun
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc..
will tone
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future tenseof tone.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has said she will tone down her approach – after some of her colleagues suggested she can be rude.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Asian stocks edged up on Monday on expectations that the Fed will tone down its expected rate hikes after this week's meeting.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2022
But will tone change when May stands up at 1?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2019
Janice, halfheartedly gaslighting her, hopes that Eliza will tone it down.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2017
I guess blue, deep, dark-blue brocaded velvet, or something soft that will tone well with the mahogany woodwork.
From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill
