nasality

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He added, “It definitely does have some of the Sinatra characteristics, but there’s a little nasality in there, and it’s when the singer becomes nasal that I start to hear that it’s not Frank.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2020

He consults a speech therapist, who gives him exercises to reduce his nasality and elongation of vowels.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2015

Oliver is a plainly gripping singer, his nasality helping him cut through the clatter.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2011

Yet the two are instantly doing dueling Michael Caines: Coogan emphasizing Caine's nasality, Brydon the lower, slower diction that comes from decades of "all the cigars and brandy."

From Time • Jun. 10, 2011

Vastly gratified, Samuel advanced with ludicrous gestures towards the visitor, held out his hand, and said with affected nasality, 'How do you do, sir?

From The Nether World by Gissing, George