- someone's dulcet tones
- humorous
the sound of someone's voice as they speak
I can hear dad's dulcet tones yelling at me to get off the phone.
English dictionary. 2014.
someone's dulcet tones
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someone's dulcet tones — someone’s dulcet tones humorous phrase the sound of someone’s voice as they speak I can hear dad’s dulcet tones yelling at me to get off the phone. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s voicehyponym Main entry: dulcet … Useful english dictionary
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