good voice to beg bacon
An unpleasant-sounding voice.
ADJ
beautiful, fine, good, lovely, pleasant, sweet
His grandfather had a lovely voice that made everyone stop talking to listen.
big, booming, loud, ringing, sonorous, stentorian | light, small, thin, tiny, weak | low, soft | deep, gravelly, gruff, hoarse, husky | falsetto, high, high-pitched, shrill, squeaky | clear | muffled, muted, strangulated | harsh, penetrating, sharp | nasal
cracked, rasping, slurred
She spoke in a rasping voice after recovering from her bad cold.
fruity, mellifluous, rich, silky, smooth, velvet, velvety | sing-song | gentle, kindly, soothing | cheerful, hearty | friendly, warm | flat, matter-of-fact, unemotional | calm, cool | firm, steady | urgent | authoritative | distinctive | raised | hushed | angry | strained, tired | plaintive | funny, silly | disembodied
inner
Sarah listened to her inner voice and decided to quit her stressful job.
VERB + VOICE
hear
She heard his familiar voice calling her name from across the crowded station.
raise
When the students became too noisy, the teacher had to raise her voice to get their attention.
drop, lower
When the teacher entered the room, the students quickly lowered their voices.
project
When you speak to a large audience, you need to project your voice clearly.
lose
After shouting all day at the concert, he lost his voice and could barely whisper.
find
After the accident, she struggled to find her voice and tell the doctor what happened.
put on
When telling bedtime stories, my father always puts on a funny voice for the scary monster character.
VOICE + VERB
go up, rise
When the teacher asked who broke the window, several students' voices went up at once.
die away, drop, fade, tail away/off, trail away/off
Her voice faded as she realized nobody was listening to her story.
be filled/tinged with sth
When she told us about losing her job, her voice was tinged with sadness.
deepen, harden, soften, thicken
When she got angry, her voice hardened and everyone in the room fell silent.
echo
His deep voice echoed across the empty stadium as he called out to his friends.
whisper
A soft voice whispered my name from the darkness of the empty hallway.
hiss, purr
call (out), cry (out)
A deep voice called out from the back of the room asking for quiet.
scream, shout
When the fire alarm went off, angry voices screamed from every corner of the building.
boom (out)
cut through sth, pierce sth
Her excited voice pierced through the noise of the busy market.
break, crack
When she announced the sad news, her voice cracked slightly as she fought back tears.
falter, quaver, shake, tremble, waver
When he announced the bad news, his voice wavered and he had to pause.
drone (on)
His tired voice droned on through the entire meeting while everyone struggled to stay awake.
VOICE + NOUN
recognition
My phone unlocked when I used the new voice recognition feature to say my password.
mail (also voicemail), mailbox, message, traffic | synthesizer
PREP
in a/your ~
She spoke in a calm voice to reassure the frightened child.
PHRASES
at the top of your voice
The children were singing at the top of their voices during the school assembly.
a babble/hum/murmur of voices
In the quiet library, a low murmur of voices drifted from the reading room.
in good voice
The singer performed beautifully last night and was clearly in good voice throughout the concert.
keep your voice down
The students had to keep their voices down during the library study session.
keep your voice level/steady
Even when angry, Sarah kept her voice level so the children would listen carefully.
tone of voice
Her teacher didn't like the rude tone of voice she used when asking questions in class.
ADJ
critical, dissenting
Several critical voices within the company questioned the new management's decisions.
lone
In the meeting, she was the lone voice arguing for a different approach.
powerful
The teacher's powerful voice could be heard all the way down the hallway.
distinctive
My grandmother had such a distinctive voice that I always recognized her on the phone immediately.
VERB + VOICE
find
Many young people struggled to find a voice in their traditional families.
add, lend
Several famous actors added their voices to the environmental movement last year.
give
The documentary gave voice to families who had lost their homes in the disaster.
listen to
PREP
~ of
She followed the voice of her instincts and decided to leave the job.
PHRASES
make your voice heard
She decided to join the protest so she could make her voice heard on climate change.
speak with one voice
The team members spoke with one voice to ask for better working conditions.