low-toned s very low in volume the low-toned murmur of the surf Usage(s) But their attention was captured once again by a slender, low-toned speaker wearing a blue legionnaire-type cap. But Paar's low-toned impudence and highhanded wit often came off engagingly. The Senator passed from the oratorical into the conversational; galleries and stenographers strained ears to catch low-toned thrusts and parries. Synonym(s) low