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- noun Plural form of
intonation .
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Examples
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I must try to recall the intonations that came so naturally last evening, and see whether
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Her fear had been that time would dim her recollection of them, and her great joy was to discover that this was not so, and that she could recall the intonations of his voice and the colour of his eyes and the words he spoke to her, reliving them in imagination more intensely than while she was actually in his arms just before that terrible fall or in the shop and frightened lest Mrs. Ede or Ralph should come in and surprise them.
A Mummer's Wife 1892
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But he himself, he related, was now constantly employed in the same beneficence, listening two-thirds of his time to "intonations" and shrieks.
The Tragic Muse Henry James 1879
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It’s not that I cannot speak the dialect, but some of my intonations are a bit off-key which tends to betray my attempt to sound like a Kelantanese.
natinski Diary Entry natinski 2003
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Even though the main body of the tune edges toward whininess, the track is saved by a bizarre middle section featuring heavier guitar work by Glen Esparza and Chris Childress and double-tracked vocals that juxtapose spoken-word intonations with wailed non sequiturs like "
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Even though the main body of the tune edges toward whininess, the track is saved by a bizarre middle section featuring heavier guitar work by Glen Esparza and Chris Childress and double-tracked vocals that juxtapose spoken-word intonations with wailed non sequiturs like "
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Something I never realized about Batali is how freckled and fair he is and also how strong his Pac West intonations are.
Batali On His Film Cameo, Michelin Stars, And Running An Empire eater.com 2010
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Something I never realized about Batali is how freckled and fair he is and also how strong his Pac West intonations are.
Batali On His Film Cameo, Michelin Stars, And Running An Empire eater.com 2010
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Something I never realized about Batali is how freckled and fair he is and also how strong his Pac West intonations are.
Batali On His Film Cameo, Michelin Stars, And Running An Empire eater.com 2010
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Something I never realized about Batali is how freckled and fair he is and also how strong his Pac West intonations are.
Batali On His Film Cameo, Michelin Stars, And Running An Empire eater.com 2010
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