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timbre

[tam-ber, tim-, tan-bruh] / ˈtæm bər, ˈtɪm-, ˈtɛ̃ brə /


NOUN
sound
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You can tell she has written jokes, and maybe in print they would make you laugh—my guess is, they would—but her thin timbre and dulled rhythms don’t serve the material well at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We have that same timbre but I've had to work on the way he speaks."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

What’s clear is that Alejandro has the ache in his voice that’s reminiscent of forlorn romantics like Pepe Aguilar and the timbre of Miguel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

But Jones’ timbre perhaps gave voice to something universal, a sound to nobility and resplendence.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

Digger looked away for a second, and when he looked back at me, his voice had lost its angry timbre.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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