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timbretim‧bre /ˈtæmbə, ˈtɪm- $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable] timbreOrigin: 1800-1900 French, Old French, ‘drum, bell’, from Greek tympanon; ➔ TIMPANI - But her natural timbre, phrasing tendencies and intuitive inflections suggest the comparison.
- He could only really recapture the timbre if he had laryngitis when the time came for shooting.
- He said he liked the timbre of my voice.
- His rich, dark timbre was chosen by 1,316 voters.
- It was interesting to note a complete change in the timbre and resonance when the bird moved to another song-perch.
- Much of the time, her voice is Strong and clear, changing in timbre and pitch to suit the meaning.
- My voice must have produced the words in different timbre.
- Trumpet players in dance bands possess many different sorts of mutes with a corresponding number of resultant timbres.
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