"Tone-deaf" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Tone-deaf" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Tone-deaf" Meaning
Bad at singing; lacking a good sense of pitch or musical expression. Can also be used figuratively to describe someone's idea or opinion being ridiculous or off-key.
"Tone-deaf" Examples
Here are 5 usage examples of the word "tone-deaf":
Examples
1. She was tone-deaf and always chose the wrong harmony notes during rehearsals.2. After years of singing lessons, he was finally able to distinguish the correct notes and became less tone-deaf.
3. The melody she selected for the music festival was off-key and tone-deaf, to the dismay of the rest of the group.
4. Critics are calling her new song tone-deaf, showcasing her poor sense of pitch.
5. Try not to look at the piano keys while singing; otherwise, you might become tone-deaf.
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Tonawanda
Tonawanda can refer to several places and things. Some possible meanings include:<br><br>1. Tonawanda, New York: A city located in Erie County, New York, USA. It is part of the Buffalo metropolitan area.<br>2. Tonawanda Creek: A stream that runs through Buffalo and Erie County, New York.<br>3. Tonawanda Island: An island in the Niagara River that separates the United States from Canada.<br>4. Tonawanda Indian Reservation: A Seneca Native American reservation located in Tonawanda, New York.<br>5. Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians: A band of the Seneca Nation of New York, an indigenous people native to North America.<br><br>All these references are named after the Iroquoian word "Tonawanda", which means "a cluster of beavers" or "place of the badger".
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