tinny

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Nearly all televisions have small, tinny speakers that make it difficult to hear dialogue, especially for some of us older folk.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“There is not a thing that comes to mind,” was her tinny response, and that gaffe is entirely on the former vice president.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

It was the third time I’d heard it that day: once remixed, once covered, and once recorded, played through tinny convention center speakers.

From Slate • May 30, 2023

There was a distinct shimmer that ran through the night’s final three selections, the tinny “Bejeweled,” the spacey “Mastermind” and the needling “Karma.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

A faint, tinny sort of whistle was coming from somewhere.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling