high-pitchedadjective
uk/ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt/us/ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt/high-pitched adjective (VOICE)
A voice that is high-pitched is higher than usual.
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Describing qualities of the human voice
- aloud
- break
- breathy
- dulcet
- gruff
- guttural
- honeyed
- lilting
- rough
- soft-spoken
- stentorian
- strangled
- strangulated
- throaty
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- vocal
- voice
- voiced
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high-pitched adjective (NOISE)
A high-pitched noise is high and sometimes also loud or unpleasant:
the high-pitched scream of the fire alarm
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- sonorous
- squeaky
- squelch
- tune
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