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break
verb (VOICE) /breɪk/ (broke, broken)Definition
(Definition of break verb (VOICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Describing qualities of the human voice
Synonyms and related words:
- -toned suffix
- -voiced suffix
- breathy adjective
- dulcet adjective
- gruff adjective
- high-pitched adjective (VOICE)
- hoarse adjective
- honeyed adjective
- husky adjective (VOICE)
- lilting adjective
- nasal adjective
- raspy adjective
- reedy adjective (SOUND)
- rough adjective (SOUND)
- soft-spoken adjective
- stentorian adjective
- strangled adjective
- throaty adjective
- toneless adjective
- vocal adjective (OF THE VOICE)
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