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talk vs tone

tone vs talk

talk and tone both are nouns.

talk and tone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
talk Yes No Yes No
tone Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tone is a hyponym of talk; that is, tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:
  • talk: express in speech
  • tone: vary the pitch of one's speech
Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, gulp, sing, talmbout.
talk (noun) tone (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
an exchange of ideas via conversation (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
idle gossip or rumor (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
a speech that is open to the public the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
talk (verb) tone (verb)
express in speech give a healthy elasticity to
exchange thoughts; talk with change to a color image
reveal information change the color or tone of
use language utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
deliver a lecture or talk vary the pitch of one's speech
divulge confidential information or secrets
Difference between talk and tone

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