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monotone

noun

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Speech or sound that remains at one pitch with little variation.

He read the suspenseful passage in a monotone, obscuring its changes in mood.

Dictionary practice example.

In another recording, Tessa read an announcement in a monotone, keeping almost the same pitch from beginning to end.