timbre

Example Sentences

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The bar you’re in might as well have become a 1950s-era lounge thanks to the rich, silky timbre of this singer’s voice.

From Seattle Times

Hamill makes him sound like a man whose fingernails and teeth should be stained with blood and graveyard dirt, with a timbre crackling with broken headstone fragments.

From Salon

She looked up the meaning, “and I was like” — here the rapper notorious for her purring timbre modulates her voice to a humble higher pitch — “thank you.”

From Los Angeles Times

"The voiceprint is this underlying kind of timbre of a voice that you can recognize in humans, and this is the first time that has been shown in another vocal learner."

From Salon

Yes, LoBianco did indeed prevail, with a beautifully expressive timbre and a steady strength throughout her extensive register.

From Seattle Times