Definitions
a pale or subdued color
Word origin
From under- + tone.
Used in a sentence
“Sedentary occupations are likely to result in undertone, and this undertone not being relieved by physiological means, constipation is a probable outcome.”
“The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do.”
“Undertoning the howling siren I was aware of a distant swish, like that of a hurricane’s forerunning wind through palm fronds.”
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