setting the tone

A form of set the tone — Create the emotional quality to be expected for something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of set the tone
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APA

setting the tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20the%20tone

MLA

“setting the tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20the%20tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setting the tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20the%20tone.

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