breathyadjective
uk/ˈbreθ.i/us/ˈbreθ.i/used to describe a voice or way of speaking in which the breath can be heard:
Marilyn Monroe was famous for her breathy voice.
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Describing qualities of the human voice
- aloud
- break
- fruity
- gravelly
- guttural
- honeyed
- lilting
- plummy
- rough
- soft-spoken
- stentorian
- strangled
- strangulated
- throaty
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- vocal
- voice
- voiced
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