active voice

This is a grammar term that pseudo-intellectuals claim needs to be adhered to in all circumstances. Yet, there are a multitude of circumstances in which the passive voice would be clearer to the listen/reader and would make more sense to use.

active voice: Jon stabbed Alan.

passive voice: Alan was stabbed by Jon.

by Benjamin Washington February 13, 2009

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croaky voice

If a person or their voice is croaky, their voice sounds rough because they have a sore or dry throat:

He has lost his sonorous voice and sounds a bit like a croaky Dalek.

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(Definition of croaky from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

He called into work with a croaky voice, saying he was ill.
I'm feeling much better now but I'm still croaky.

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You sound quite croaky, have you got a sore throat?
It didn't sound like her voice, it sounded harsh and croaky.
He spoke in a croaky whisper.
She opened her mouth like she wanted to scream, but all that came out was a croaky “Water…”

by Plutonic Sheet March 8, 2021

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Voice under

A voice over that turns out to be too quiet. Particularly relevant to a translated voice over that is quieter than the dialogue being translated.

What? What's he saying? Man, shoot the sound engineer, he turned out a voice under.

by gumbo23 September 1, 2013

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High voice

When like, someone's voice is high.

Wow, you have a high voice.

by Airline_food February 2, 2020

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Wine Voice

When somebody, typically an adult, talks in a different voice after having multiple glasses of wine.

“Mom how many glasses of wine did you have last night?”- James

“Oh honey I only had one glass last night”- mom

“Bullsh*t mom, I could hear your Wine Voice the second you started talking”-James

by Jwray all day March 8, 2019

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