I detected a faint tone of excitement in his voice.

It was not the words that offended him so much as the faint tone of superiority in the voice.

There was a faint tone of pride in his voice.

He ran his hands lovingly along the staff, which gave off a faint tone.

He heard their equipment noises and the faint, high tones of young voices.

His voice had a faint foreign tone to it.

All that came out was a faint, high- pitched tone.

They held a long conference in tones too faint for me to hear.

It seemed like the faint, hollow tone of a whispered laugh.

The faint tone of criticism didn't appear to register on him.