strained voice
Sound of overuse
A strained voice sounds tight, forced, or under pressure—the vocal quality of someone suppressing emotion, speaking through physical discomfort, or struggling to maintain composure: In a strained voice, she asked if anyone had been hurt.
The strain may come from crying, illness, overuse, or the effort of containing strong feeling.
- hoarseRough in voice
- raspyRough and grating
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- breaking upEnding a romantic relationship
- tenseStrained or nervous
tight · whisper · barely audible · choked · holding back tears · trembling · quavering · throaty · gravelly · scratchy · forced · breathless · faltering · croaky · sore throat · husky · parched · dry
- Voice Disordersdysphonia, aphonia, hoarseness, spasmodic dysphonia, vocal fatigue
- speech disordersstuttering, stammering, stammer, dysarthria, slurred speech
- voice changesdeepening, puberty, hormonal changes, cracking, high pitch
vocal ease and effort
strained voicesmooth voice
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