breathy
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But the first time I transcribed an interview I’d conducted with my breathy, inconsistent voice, I felt like one giant cringe.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Her voice is low and breathy and her diction is flat, and her vocals sit a hair lower in the mix than one might expect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Perhaps it’s that Manfred is so swaggeringly confident, Galitzine’s embodiment of fluid sensuality standing in stark contrast to Monroe’s stiff, anxious, breathy performance as Cherry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
His teacher insisted on calling him “Elder Antain” in a breathy fawning voice, even though he wasn’t an elder yet, and gave him top marks no matter what kind of work he did.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
The study also found that the longer someone underwent vocal therapy, the larger their glottal gap became, giving them a higher pitch and breathier voice.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 17, 2023
Trans women usually seek out a higher pitched, breathier voice as these are traits typically perceived as feminine.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 17, 2023
Their laughs are lower-pitched and breathier than that of humans.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 2, 2018
At first the nasal, twerpy whine deepened and straightened itself out into something breathier and more emotional; then the emotion slowly drained away until he became austere.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2011
But, actually, I’m gasping between each word, so it’s breathier than that.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Ms. Jepsen is at her breathiest here: “I wanna play this for you all the time/I wanna play this for you when you’re feeling used and tired.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2015
She also did her breathiest “Hi, I’m Elizabeth Taylor” to Edward Albee, the playwright of “Virginia Woolf.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2011
