tönen

Meaning

1. (intransitive, weak) to give a loud and far-reaching sound
2. (Switzerland, copulative, intransitive, weak) to sound; to give or have a sound
3. (informal, intransitive, weak) to boast; to brag (particularly about an intention to do something)
4. (transitive, weak) to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone rather than an entirely different colour; to tint

Concepts

sound

🔉

ring

💍

tint

resound

tinge

clink

toll

buzz

clang

jingle

peal

boast

echo

dye

ring the bell

roar

rumble

shade

color

strike

clank

tinkle

give a ring

chime

Synonyms

klingen

💍

läuten

💍

gellen

schallen

🔉

hallen

färben

einfärben

klingeln

💍

kolorieren

mit einstimmen

dröhnen

💥

erklingen

🔉

jodeln

klirren

singen

trällern

abtönen

intonieren

tingieren

tirilieren

bedrucken

schattieren

anklingeln

erschallen

🔉

schneuzen

beizen

ertönen

🔉

klimpern

heulen

geklungen

anläuten

brummen

nuancieren

quietschen

Translations

kleppen

tinter

overgaan

klinken

🔉

sonner

🔉

galmen

luiden

🔉

schalmen

résonner

aflopen

gaan

teindre

slaan

beieren

🔉

sonar

🔉

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

deene

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtøːnən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: dœnen

In summary

From Middle High German dœnen, *tœnen, derived from tōn, whence modern Ton (“tone, sound”).