"wolf tone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wolf tones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolf tone (plural wolf tones)
  1. (music) An unpleasant tone produced when a note matches the natural resonating frequency of the body of a musical instrument, the quality of which may be likened to the howl of a wolf. Categories (topical): Music Translations (Translations): 狼音 (lángyīn) (Chinese), susisävel (Finnish), vargton (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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