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2. Describing Voices

From The Macmillon Dictionary- THIS IS OUT OF ORDER

Toneless- A toneless- voice does not express any emotion

Tremulous- if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, maybe because you are afraid or excited

Wheezy- a wheezy noise 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 you are going to cry

Disembodied- a disembodied voice cones from someone 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 from a particular region

Fruity- a fruity voice or laughbis deep and strong in a pleasant way

Grating- a grating voice, laugh, or 
Sound is unpleasant, an annoying

Gravelly- a gravelly voice has a rough low sound

Adenodial- if someones voice is adenodial, some of the sound seems to come through their nose slightly nasally

Appealing- an appealing look, voice etc shows 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 someones voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds after they have a sore throat

Dead- if someone's eyes are dead, or their voice is dead, they feel no emotion

Low adverb- in a deep voice, or with a deep sound

Matter- of - fact: used about someone's behavior or voice

Modulated- a modulated voice is controlled and pleasant to listen to

Monotonus- 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're 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

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 ways

Softly spoken- someone who is softly spoken ahas a quiet gentle voice

Stentorian- a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe

Strangled- a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finished making it

Guttural- a guttural sound is deep and 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- a honeyed voice sounds very nice but you cannot trust the person speaking

Husky- a husky voice is deep and hoarse, often in an attractive way

Low adjective- a low voice or sound is quiet and difficult to hear

Plummy- a plummy voice or way of speaking is considered to be typical of an English person of a high social class. (This is an insult to people who speak like this)

Quietly- in a quiet voice

Racous- a racous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough

Ringing- a ringing sound or voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to

Shrill- a shrill voice is very loud high and unpleasant

Silvery- a silvery voice is clear, light, and pleasant