speaking voice

noun

: the sound of a person's voice when speaking
He has a very deep speaking voice.

Examples of speaking voice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ariana Grande has a perfectly good explanation for the drastic change in her speaking voice. Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024 Ariana Grande has addressed a recent viral clip in which her speaking voice can be heard drastically changing, claiming the shift is partly due to her efforts to protect her singing voice. Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024 Ariana Grande is putting criticism about her speaking voice to rest. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 June 2024 This production pairs a second, hearing actor with deaf principals as a singing and speaking voice. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2024 The sound of my voice, the sound of my speaking voice. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 That’s also why Butler mimicked Skarsgård’s speaking voice while crafting his own accent for Feyd-Rautha. Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024 Lader began with Lupone’s speaking voice, then rehabbed her singing voice. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 My rap voice is just a hair above my speaking voice, but Pooh’s voice cuts through everything. Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023

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“Speaking voice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaking%20voice. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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