Example: “I couldn’t focus on what he was actually saying, just his annoying, adenoidal voice. ”
Example: “They spoke to us in an angelic voice, and we trusted everything they had to say because of it. ”
Example: “Listening to her animated voice, I knew she was really passionate about the topic at hand. ”
Example: “The camp counselor knew that her booming voice would get the kid’s attention. ”
Example: “The little boy’s hands were shaking and he responded in a brittle voice: ‘I don’t want to go to bed yet. ‘"
Example: “Their voice was so croaky, it made them sound 10 years older than they actually were. ”
Example: “Her speaking voice was so beautiful and crisp—you could tell she’d spent years doing theater. ” Example: “He gave the directions quickly in a crisp voice; he wasn’t messing around. ”
Example: “I’m so excited for the Weyes Blood concert this weekend. Her voice is the definition of ethereal!”
Example: “With his feathery voice, I could hardly hear him speak above the noise. ”
Example: “If my professor’s voice gets any flatter, I’m going to start nodding off in lecture. ”
Example: “Though I agree entirely with the politician’s stance, their voice is so grating—I don’t know if I could listen to this for 4 years…”
Example: “The cowboy looked across the saloon and, in a gravelly voice, said: ‘This town ain’t big enough for the both of us. ‘”
Example: “Their hoarse voice piped up from the bed, ‘I’m really not feeling well—could you grab me some water?’”
Example: “Her voice was honeyed while company was still hanging around, but I knew the second they left, she’d start yelling. ”
Example: “Even though I knew we could never be together, her husky voice was so hard to resist. ”
Example: “Her hypnotic voice grabbed me immediately. When my best friend got up to leave, I didn’t even notice. ”
Example: “I fell in love with him the second he spoke to me—his voice was mellifluous. ”
Example: “They spoke with a modulated voice and passionately argued for climate change reform—I knew that the whole audience was moved. ”
Example: “As he continued telling his long story in a monotonous voice, I hit my wit’s end: ‘I’m going to go to the bathroom!’”
Example: “Their orotund voice made for an amazing toast, though it did feel like they were talking down to us at times. ”
Example: “Her penetrating scream was heard all the way from the next neighborhood. ”
Example: “I’ve heard just about enough of her plummy voice; who does she think she is?”
Example: “He’s so rowdy. That raucous voice is going to get him into trouble one of these days. ”
Example: “My teacher told me that I have a resonant voice, so they suggested I join the speech team. ”
Example: “They blathered on in a shrill voice for hours; I left their house needing an Advil. ”
Example: “As I listened to him speak in that gorgeous, silvery voice, I thought about how he’d be a great podcast host. ”
Example: “She told the fairytale to kids in a singsong voice that had them all on the edges of their seats. ”
Example: “His singing voice was soporific. Sitting by the campfire, I felt like I could fall asleep to his melodies. ”
Example: “The whole room was chattering until she clapped her hands twice and spoke in a stentorian voice: ‘Listen up!’”
Example: “When I heard his taut voice, I knew that the stain I left on his jacket bothered him more than he’d let on. ”
Example: “His throaty laugh was so unique, I could recognize it anywhere. ”
Example: “My coach’s tremulous voice made me question her confidence in us—did she think we were going to lose our lead?”