exasperated tone

Frequency: 7.81.6 per million words

a quality in the voice expressing irritation

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Examples (10)

  • She spoke in an exasperated tone after explaining the same thing five times.
  • His exasperated tone made it clear he was losing patience with the situation.
  • The teacher used an exasperated tone when the students kept talking during class.
  • I could hear the exasperated tone in her voice as she dealt with another complaint.
  • With an exasperated tone, he asked why nobody had followed the instructions.
  • The manager's exasperated tone revealed her frustration with the repeated mistakes.
  • She couldn't hide her exasperated tone when addressing the uncooperative client.
  • An exasperated tone crept into his voice as the meeting dragged on unnecessarily.
  • The customer service representative maintained professional composure despite her exasperated tone.
  • He spoke in a barely controlled exasperated tone after the third technical failure.