voice

/vɔɪs/
noun 5verb 5name 1

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(noun.) sounds you make when speaking or singing

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.

2

(noun.) expression of ideas/opinions

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.

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