The Collaborative International Dictionary
low-toned
low-toned \low-toned\ adj. relatively low in volume; soft; -- of sound; as, making low-toned noises with their mouths that went as an undercurrent of sound. Opposite of loud.
Syn: low, subdued, soft.
WordNet
low-toned
adj. very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" [syn: low]
Usage examples of "low-toned".
Her tension was evident in her low-toned voice and Greg picked it up immediately.
The ceremony over, he exchanges salutes with the much taller, heavily mustached Egyptian general in resplendent dress uniform who approaches for a low-toned colloquy.