low-voiced
Speaking in murmurs
Low-voiced describes speech or sound produced at a quiet volume or in a deep pitch.
Someone who is low-voiced speaks softly or has a naturally deep tone.
The low-voiced narrator gave the documentary an intimate feel.
She made a low-voiced comment that only her neighbor could hear.
The term applies both to people's characteristic speaking voices and to deliberate choices to speak quietly.
Far from surface
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
- gravellyContaining small stones
rumbling · resonant · sonorous · throaty · murmuring · soft-spoken · subdued · mellow
Spoke without full voice
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- secretiveInclined to conceal
conspiratorial · sotto voce · aside · private · muted · understated · restrained · tactful
deep
Far from surface
gravelly · rumbling · resonant · sonorous · throaty · murmuring · soft-spoken · subdued · mellow · rich
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
secretive · conspiratorial · sotto voce · aside · private · muted · understated · restrained · tactful · subtle
alto
Lower female voice
tenor · register · pitch · timbre · range · resonance · vibrato · crooner · lounge singer · ballad