cartoon voice

Dubbed character sound

A cartoon voice is an exaggerated, stylized way of speaking associated with animated characters—high-pitched squeaks, gruff growls, or silly inflections that wouldn't occur in natural speech.

Voice actors develop signature cartoon voices for their characters.

The term also describes when someone speaks in such a manner: He did a cartoon voice to make the kids laugh.

Related

exaggerated · zany · wacky · Looney Tunes · Mel Blanc · falsetto · nasally · goofy · Saturday morning · kids show · high-pitched · character · speech balloon · silly · Bugs Bunny · impressionist · recording booth · sound booth

Categories
Opposites
performance mode

cartoon voicefilm acting

Performance captured on celluloid

screen presence · stage performance · mime · motion capture

authenticity/naturalness

cartoon voiceconversational tone

Informal, natural speaking style

monotone · deadpan delivery · deadpan · flat affect

medium/format

cartoon voicereality television

Programming featuring non-actors

Family

cartoon, voice, cartoons, cartooning, cartoonist, cartoonists, cartooned, cartoonish, voices

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G