voice cracking
Teenage vocal wobble
Voice cracking is the sudden involuntary shift in pitch that occurs when someone's voice breaks mid-speech, producing an awkward squeak or wobble.
It happens most notoriously during puberty as the vocal cords lengthen and thicken: His voice kept cracking during the presentation.
It can also occur from emotion, strain, or fatigue at any age.
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- squeakShort, shrill cry
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- hoarseRough in voice
trembling · falsetto · emotional · crying · teenage · strain · wavering · sob · quiver · pitch · tears · holding back tears · on the verge · nervous · public speaking · shaky · raspy · strained
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- awkward momentsoops, cringe, embarrassment, yikes, awkward
- behavioral cuesbody language, facial expression, eye contact, posture, gestures
- public speaking fearsstage fright, stumbling, stuttering, dry mouth, freezing up
- teen behavioreye rolling, back talk, backtalk, door slamming, moodiness
- pubertypuberty, adolescence, growth spurts, body hair, pubic hair