A constant harassment, deliberately pitched to provoke a response of any kind.

This was not a serious vocal, however; it was done in one take with the tune deliberately pitched too high for him.

This is when the pitcher deliberately pitches the ball away from the batter in order to issue a base on balls.

'Good morning, Mr Connon,' said a man's voice, pitched deliberately softly in order not to startle.

And some are using special tactics to boost share prices, people in the market say - by, for example, deliberately pitching their buy orders above the last dealt price.

"I don't know," he said, deliberately pitching his voice high.

However, in advanced play a highly-skilled pitcher may deliberately pitch a ball outside the strike zone if she believes the batter is likely to swing.

Honor deliberately pitched her voice lower than usual and spoke slowly, and the lieutenant swallowed.

They came ashore, but stood apart from our soberly dressed group, talking among themselves in tones deliberately pitched high enough to reach our ears.

Hernández pitched deliberately and, at times, without his trademark control.