dial tone

noun

First recorded in 1890–95

I had hoped to ask Burrage that question, but what I heard instead was a click, followed by a dial tone.

A definitive profile of Zuckerberg, described here as sometimes “brusque, flat as a dial tone,” but “self-deprecating,” too.

The dial tone sounded peculiar, I remember, but I called Harry's place of employment.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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