voice
see also SPEAK, LANGUAGE
- the sound that you make when you speak or sing: voice
I'm sure I heard voices outside. ◎ Shh! Keep your voice down! ◎ He's got a sore throat and he's lost his voice. ◎ She's got a beautiful voice.
- connected with the voice: vocal
vocal music
- a voice that you can hear easily because the person makes a lot of noise is loud
to speak in a loud voice
- a voice that is not loud is quiet, low, soft
She has a very quiet voice and it was difficult to hear what she said.
- the way a person speaks (for example how loud or soft their voice is), which shows how they feel: tone (of voice)
He spoke in an angry tone of voice.
- to make your voice quieter: lower your voice; to make it louder: raise your voice
- a child's or a woman's voice is high; a man's voice is deep
- when a boy's voice becomes deep like a man's, it breaks*
His voice still hasn't broken.
- if your voice is rough and quiet, for example because you have a cold or a dry throat, it is hoarse (adverb hoarsely), husky (adverb huskily); noun (U): hoarseness
speaking in a hoarse whisper
- if your voice is weak, for example because you are nervous, it shakes*, trembles
His voice shook with excitement.
※ the different voices of singers SING
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