The conversation appeared to be carried out in a joking tone, with laughter between the dispatchers.

Some of their songs have a joking tone, while others are very heavy and dark.

It wasn't the joking tone it had been a moment before.

"I wish you'd stop talking about your own death," Augustus said in a joking tone.

In a joking tone, I commented that his power of suggestion was incredible.

For years," he said, and the joking tone left his voice, "these people have known no other animal, except the rats.

She got a good look at my face and dropped the joking tone.

"It's a, um, good thing my sister didn't come along," he said, trying to hide the joking tone in his voice.

"Hey the doctor's here," Zeno said in his heavy joking tone.

"Now that you mention it," he said, trying for a joking tone, and failing utterly.