quavering · broken · tearful · plaintive · mournful · wailing · sniffling · cracking · wavering · emotional · hiccuping · shaky · keening · blubbering · raspy · strained · anguished · pitiful
IDEA.org / Words / crying tone
Related — sobbing (Convulsive crying aloud); weeping (Shedding tears audibly); whimpering (Crying weakly, softly); trembling · choked · quavering · broken · tearful · plaintive · mournful · wailing · sniffling · cracking
vocal composurecrying tone ≠ deadpan delivery Emotionless comedic performance style; monotone · flat affect
emotional vocal qualitycrying tone ≠ bright tone Clear, high-frequency sound quality; flat affect · deadpan
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/crying_tone