- adenoidal (adj) : some of the sound seems to come through their nose.
- appealing (adj): voice shows that you want help, approval, or agreement.
- breathy (adj): with loud breathing noises.
- booming (adj): very loud and attention-getting.
- brittle (adj): if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry.
- croaky (adj): they speak in a low, rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat.
- grating (adj): a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying.
- gravelly (adj): a gravelly voice sounds low and rough.
- high-pitched (adj): true to its name, a high-pitched voice or sound is very high.
- honeyed (adj): honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice, but you cannot trust the person who is speaking.
- matter-of-fact (adj): usually used if the person speaking knows what they are talking about (or absolutely think they know what they are talking about).
- penetrating (adj): a penetrating voice is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable.
- raucous (adj): a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough.
- rough (adj): a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to.
- shrill (adj): a shrill voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant.
- silvery (adj): this voice is clear, light, and pleasant.
- stentorian (adj): a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe.
- strangled (adj): a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it.
- strident (adj): this voice is loud and unpleasant.
- thick (adj): if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion.
- tight (adj): shows that you are nervous or annoyed.
- toneless (adj): does not express any emotion.
- wheezy (adj): a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing.
martedì 5 gennaio 2021
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