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tone polices

tone polices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tone police.

Meaning of tone police

Verb

tone police (third-person singular simple present tone polices, present participle tone policing, simple past and past participle tone policed)

  1. (derogatory, slang) To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc.
    • Many white women will tone police, dominate conversation, and then when challenged follow the following playbook[…]2017, Fobazi M. Ettarh, “Equality is not Pie; Libraries and the Insidiousness of Subtle Racism”, in fobaziettarh.com

Questions about tone polices

What is tone polices the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tone polices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tone police.

Words near tone polices in the dictionary

  1. tone paintings
  2. tone poem
  3. tone poems
  4. tone police
  5. tone policed
  6. tone polices
  7. tone policing
  8. tone ring
  9. tone sandhi
  10. tone scale
  11. tone scales

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