breathy
Like hushed whispers
Breathy describes a voice or vocal quality with audible breath mixed into the sound—soft, intimate, not fully resonant.
A breathy whisper, a breathy singer.
The effect suggests vulnerability, seduction, or exhaustion: She answered in a breathy voice.
His breathy delivery made every lyric sound like a confession.
Speech without full voice
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- raspyRough and grating
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
murmur · soft-spoken · intimate · seductive · airy · sighing · low · gentle
whisper
Speech without full voice
throaty · murmur · soft-spoken · intimate · seductive · airy · sighing · low · gentle · velvety
aspirated
Pronounced with audible breath
glottal · sibilant · soft · airy · whispered · aspiration · consonant · articulation · airflow
panting
Rapid labored breathing
labored · shallow · heaving · wheezing · huffing · sighing · exertion · exhalation · hyperventilating · rapid
- breathinginhalation, exhalation, inhale, respiration, labored
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- voicevoice, vocal folds, utterance, sound, voice box
- vocal tonessoft-spoken, hushed, whispered, whispery, booming
breathybooming
Experiencing rapid growth
thunderous · resonant · full-throated · powerful · stentorian
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
- bad breathFoul mouth odor
- take a deep breathInhale slowly to calm
- hold your breathStop breathing temporarily
- breathe inTake air into lungs
breath, breathe, breathing, breathes, breathless, breaths, breathiness, breathily