quiet voice
Barely audible murmur
A quiet voice is one that is soft, low in volume, or subdued.
The phrase often describes how someone speaks rather than their permanent vocal quality: She answered in a quiet voice.
It can suggest gentleness, secrecy, or reluctance to be heard.
A quiet voice may also be metaphorical—the quiet voice of conscience or a quiet voice of dissent that goes unheeded.
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- stage whisperLoud whisper for spectators
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- sotto voceIn an undertone
- hushed tonesSoft, subdued speech
hush · soft-spoken · gentle · hushed · low · muted · subdued · breathless · tender · intimate · sweet nothings · soothing · calm · bedside manner · secretive · library · lullaby · confidential
- quiet voiceswhisper, murmur, hush, undertone, soft tone
- de-escalationde-escalation, calming, defusing, pacification, placation
- dining etiquettetable manners, bread plates, elbows off table, proper posture, knife skills
- gentle speechwhisper, murmur, soft tone, soft-spoken, dulcet tones
- timiditybashfulness, shyness, timidness, timorousness, meekness
- speech disordersstuttering, stammering, stammer, dysarthria, slurred speech