(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
“Milk thistle extract, long used as a liver tonic in European folk medicine, may be a far better nutritional supplement than its acclaimed herbal cousins.”
“I imagine all your adventures have served as a restorative tonic to the high-speed life of a newsman.”
“Milk thistle extract, long used as a liver tonic in European folk medicine, may be a far better nutritional supplement than its acclaimed herbal cousins.”
“I imagine all your adventures have served as a restorative tonic to the high-speed life of a newsman.”