Describing a Character's Voice

Strident: loud and unpleasant. Taut: nervous or angry voice. Thick: less clear than usual because of overflowing emotions. Thickly: with a low voice that comes from the throat mostly. Thin: high and unpleasant to listen to. Throaty: a low voice that comes from the deep throat. Tight: a tight voice or expression shows that one is nervous or annoyed. Singsong: a voice that rises and falls and contains an element of musicality. Small: a quiet voice. Smoky: sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way.  Softly spoken: if someone is softly spoken; they have a quiet gentle voice. Sotto voce (adjective, adverb): in a very quiet voice. Stentorian: very loud and severe. Strangled: abrupted sound; when someone stops before they finish making it.   Toneless: a voice that does not express any emotions. Tremulous: a voice that is not steady because of excitement or fear.  Wheezy: a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing. Wobbly: Sound that goes up and down because of frigh…