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timbre

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


NOUN
sound
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Building her voice was no less challenging, especially when it came to tone and timbre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

She repeats this claim with each painting, sometimes with a quasireligious timbre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Recorded in large part during the band’s sojourn to New Orleans, the record positively brims with energy and musical timbre.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

Sometimes I’d give myself an aggressive voice and firm, athletic timbre.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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