Toning is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for TONING in dictionary:

VERB:
• give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle)
• (of a muscle or other bodily part) became stronger or firmer
• harmonize with (something) in terms of colour
• give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution
NOUN:
• a quality or character of sound
• a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength
• a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood
• a musical note or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine.
• the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
• an atmosphere of respectability or class
• a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second
• the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour
• the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture.
• a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.
• (in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
• (in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
• the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle
• the normal level of activity in a nerve fibre
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to give a particular tone (a sound of definite pitch and vibration) to
• present participle of tone

Words related to TONING

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Words that contain TONING

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How to use TONING in a sentence

• This ensures a fine glossy coat, and is of value in toning up the intestines.
• It would not likely be at once perceptible, but a gradual toning up of the system might be looked for, with an improvement of the general health.
• I soon perceived that he thought I needed considerable toning down before reaching England.
• The result of prolonged toning is merely an image of an engraving black color.
• We wish first of all to refer to an elaborate series of experiments by Lionel Clark on the effects of various toning baths used with the gelatino-citro-chloride paper.
• The following is a description of the toning baths used and of the appearance of the prints.
• The color is not very good, nor is the toning quite even.
• Two out of the three prints are much too dark, indicating, perhaps, that this toning bath did not have any tendency to reduce the intensity of the image.
• Any of the ordinary alkaline toning baths may be used, but they all give results inferior to those got by the sulphocyanide bath.
• She could deepen it with chestnut trimmings, all toning up together to one rich, bright harmony.
• It was as if a subtle shadow had crept over her, toning down every characteristic light to its own grey monotonous tint.
• For toning up the generative organs, so that they can perform their natural functions, Pratts Cow Remedy is safe and positive.
• If it is spotted at all, the negative must be washed for a few minutes and placed in a combined toning and fixing bath, which will remove the spots in a couple of hours.
• But there is a gradual toning down of this spirit of unbroken content as time wears on.
• They are kept shady, therefore, until a batch is ready to go down to the toning room.
• The only other point likely to prove difficult is the toning in the gold bath.
• Katy was very dear to him, and he felt a thrill of pain, while a shadow lowered on his brow when first the toning down process commenced.
• Our Congregational churches are quite as useful for toning up other churches and their ministry as in the direct work done by them.

Similar words containing TON without suffix ing

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