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Vocal inflection Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-29

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(noun)

  1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
  2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
  3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  4. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
  5. a steady sound without overtones
  6. a musical interval of two semitones
  7. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
  8. the quality of a person's voice
  9. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  10. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

(verb)

  1. give a healthy elasticity to
  2. change to a color image
  3. change the color or tone of
  4. vary the pitch of one's speech
  5. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

(noun)

  1. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  2. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
  3. deviation from a straight or normal course
  4. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

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    Vocal inflection (4)

    Wall Street Journal · Oct 29, 2026

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