adenoidal:
if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose
appealing:
an appealing look, voice etc shows that you want help, approval, or agreement
breathy:
with loud breathing noises
brittle:
if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry
croaky:
if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat
dead:
if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion
disembodied:
a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see
flat:
spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region.
fruity:
a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way
grating:
a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying
gravelly:
a gravelly voice sounds low and rough
gruff:
a gruff voice has a rough low sound
guttural:
a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat
high-pitched:
a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
hoarse:
someone who is hoarse or has a hoarse voice speaks in a low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore
honeyed:
honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice but you cannot trust the person who is speaking
husky:
a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (=as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way
low adjective:
a low voice or sound is quiet and difficult to hear
low adverb:
in a deep voice, or with a deep sound
matter-of-fact:
used about someone’s behaviour or voice
modulated:
a modulated voice is controlled and pleasant to listen to
monotonous:
a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower
nasal:
someone with a nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking through their nose
orotund:
an orotund voice is loud and clear
penetrating:
a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable
plummy:
a plummy voice or way of speaking is considered to be typical of an English person of a high social class. This word shows that you dislike people who speak like this.
quietly:
in a quiet voice
raucous:
a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough
ringing:
a ringing sound or voice is very loud and clear
rough:
a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to
shrill:
a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant
silvery:
a silvery voice or sound is clear, light, and pleasant
singsong:
if you speak in a singsong voice, your voice rises and falls in a musical way
small:
a small voice or sound is quiet
smoky:
a smoky voice or smoky eyes are sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way
softly spoken:
someone who is softly spoken has a quiet gentle voice
sotto voce adjective, adverb:
in a very quiet voice
stentorian:
a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe
strangled:
a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it
strangulated:
strangled
strident:
a strident voice or sound is loud and unpleasant
taut:
used about something such as a voice or expression that shows someone is nervous or angry
thick:
if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion
thickly:
with a low voice that comes mostly from your throat
thin:
a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to
throaty:
a throaty sound is low and seems to come from deep in your throat
tight:
a tight voice or expression shows that you are nervous or annoyed
toneless:
a toneless voice does not express any emotion
tremulous:
if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, for example because you are afraid or excited
wheezy:
a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing
wobbly:
if your voice is wobbly, it goes up and down, usually because you are frightened, not confident, or are going to cry
