Compound ofkiezen +toon. Cf.GermanWählton andFinnishvalintaääni, in which the first element also pertains to choosing.
- IPA(key): /ˈkis.toːn/
- Hyphenation:kies‧toon
kiestoon m (pluralkiestonen)
- dialling tone,dial tone
- Toen ik de telefoon opnam, hoorde ik dekiestoon. ―When I picked up the phone, I heard thedial tone.
- Dekiestoon van oude telefoons klinkt anders dan moderne. ―Thedialling tone of old phones sounds different than modern ones.
- Wacht op dekiestoon voordat je het nummer invoert. ―Wait for thedial tone before entering the number.