Actor Paul Robeson is famous for the rich timbre of his voice. From LearnThat.org.
The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think it is what they call the timbre that is different. From Wordnik.com. [The Case of Jennie Brice] Reference
Music is niocely mathematical, both in timbre, chords, and the time series used. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Pondering Images] Reference
Human words, not a howl, but the timbre was the same. From Wordnik.com. [YA BOOK CLUB: SHIVER – CHAPTERS 11-13 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews] Reference
Fidelity is lacking and the timbre is a bit bright overall. From Wordnik.com. [Home Theater RSS Feed] Reference
The last for the present article is timbre, which is the peculiar sound quality of each instrument. From Wordnik.com. [TrinidadExpress Today's News] Reference
A certain dark, breathy reediness in the long lines of the third movement recalled the timbre of the accordion. From Wordnik.com. [DCist] Reference
The orchestra played the pulsing chords elegantly, with electronic synthesizer touches recalling the timbre of a glass harmonica. From Wordnik.com. [In performance: NSO with John Adams] Reference
I suppose, too, you will keep your voice, which has another 'timbre' than that hard, deep organ of Miss Mann's. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
I believe musicians call it the "timbre" of the sound. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of the Sioux] Reference
The term "timbre" defines sound quality and sound tone. From Wordnik.com. [Skatter Tech] Reference
Er Bernard, I think you mean Prime Ministerial 'timbre', not 'timber'?. From Wordnik.com. [Crikey » Canberra Calling] Reference
I wonder if that was on purpose (it's supposed to read "timbre" I assume). From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
The "timbre" of a people's stories tells of the qualities of that people's heart. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of the Sioux] Reference
What, besides the volume, distinguishes the sound ( "timbre") of a string quartet and chamber orchestra?. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
The letter was about Jean-Sebastian's stamp collection, but I said that "timbre" was French slang for "unborn child.". From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The voice was hollow, its timbre distorted by echo. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
The timbre of the tines changes, more like an angry hive now. From Wordnik.com. [Deadheading] Reference
(The timbre of Crowe's voice eerily resembles Jerry Falwell's.). From Wordnik.com. [Have Yourself A Movie Little Xmas] Reference
Her clean timbre and stated preference for melody over rhythm don't bode well. From Wordnik.com. [Dessa: Breaking The Rules Of Rap] Reference
You have this wonderful ` voicestrument, 'a blend of vocal and instrumental timbre. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Reich: A Wild Compositional Ride] Reference
I think the timbre of our voices in that first record, "Indigo Girls," is a lot darker. From Wordnik.com. [After 20 Years, The Indigo Girls Go Indie] Reference
"It wasn't the city editor," she said, too unhappy to notice the icy timbre of his voice. From Wordnik.com. [An American Suffragette] Reference
The forced, unnatural quality of the first calls for the use of a clear, open, brilliant timbre. From Wordnik.com. [Style in Singing] Reference
The young voice had taken on strangely the timbre of the old as, in equal soberness, he answered. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
This variety in the shape of the waves results in the difference in timbre between various tones. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit and Music] Reference
This week, at the request of the students at the Institute of Politics, the timbre deepens just a bit. From Wordnik.com. [Look Who's Running] Reference
Hewing ax in sculptor's hands at first penetration cries out the timbre of the moment silences the standing crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Pinus Timbre] Reference
Stem cells are biology's version of a symphony orchestra: every instrument is present, every tone and timbre playable. From Wordnik.com. [From Human Embryos, Hope For 'Spare Parts'] Reference
(Reading) The sisters 'voices were almost identical, laughing mezzos, tuned in childhood to the same pitch and timbre. From Wordnik.com. [The Sense And Sensibility Of Goodman's 'Collector'] Reference
“They call me Captain Cat because I had a woman in every harbor once”, he said, enjoying the timbre of his own voice. From Wordnik.com. [At a Welsh Wedding] Reference
She would have been uncomfortable, shifted around in her chair and in a nasally timbre complained that it was too cold. From Wordnik.com. [After the Badlands] Reference
Today, I watch as the woman in my bed giggles at the parental timbre in my voice and pulls the blankets up under her chin. From Wordnik.com. [Old clothes, bread, cream and butter.] Reference
Hard as it is to imagine, the Red Sox actually appear to be less championship material than our man John Kerry is presidential timbre. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Red Sox and Blue Staters] Reference
Consequently, his prose evokes a mildly resigned timbre and ghostly intuition that seems to have been forged in the city's eminent fog. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Evans: The Real Horned Man: Exploring the Genius of Author James Lasdun] Reference
Just in capturing the emotional metrics of the singing voice, there are 32 variables -- such things as timbre, vibrato, pitch and range. From Wordnik.com. [Geezer-Pleasers] Reference
Once the Rams, Ravens and Patriots geared up and started rolling, they were recognizable as championship timbre and pretty much unbeatable. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: On Any Given Sunday] Reference
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