weak voice
Barely audible speaking
A weak voice lacks strength or volume—thin, faint, or wavering rather than full and resonant.
Someone recovering from illness may speak in a weak voice.
The phrase extends to influence: having a weak voice in a discussion means lacking authority or representation.
Environmental concerns had only a weak voice in the negotiations.
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- barely audibleAlmost too quiet
- hoarseRough in voice
- raspyRough and grating
- faintWeak and indistinct
trembling · breathy · murmur · quaver · strained · soft-spoken · too quiet · croak · timid · faltering · shaky · muffled · thin · frail · scratchy · hushed · meek · wavering
- speech disordersstuttering, stammering, stammer, dysarthria, slurred speech