Because she doesn't modulate her voice, she sounds the same when she's excited as when she's sad. The music quickly modulates from its original key, changing the mood of the song.
Recent Examples on the WebFor example, something like epigenetic regulation (chemical changes to DNA) can easily modulate genes to be expressed at varying levels, rather than simply on or off.Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Sassos says that given its probiotic-rich nature, kefir has been shown to support a healthy immune system and even modulate the immune system to suppress viral infections. Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022 On a couple of laps around my favorite section of curving roads, the steering was precise and brakes were very easy to modulate. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Additionally, fluctuating levels of testosterone, estrogens and progesterone can modulate brain function in adults. Debra A. Bangasser, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2016 On the other hand, when government activities inject more jobs into the economy, inflation may modulate as capital flows more normally through economic pipelines. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Nearly everyone is irritable and irritating, but Reijn and her actors modulate skillfully enough. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 For personnel managers who want to do right by their workers while protecting their companies’ bottom lines, figuring out how to modulate part-time and full-time payrolls can be an onerous task. Daniel Altman, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 But, around town, the EV’s performance is far easier to summon and modulate. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
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Etymology
Latin modulatus, past participle of modulari to play, sing, from modulus small measure, rhythm, diminutive of modus measure — more at mete