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单词 vocal fry
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Definition of vocal fry in English:

vocal fry

noun
mass noun
  • A way of speaking in which the voice is very low-pitched and has a characteristic rough or creaking sound.

    she tweaks the way teen girls actually talk, with high-rising terminals, vocal fry, and ‘like’ for emphasis
    his girlfriend uses uptalk and vocal fry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately, Farrell's raspy vocal fry renders the scene virtually inaudible once again.
    • Call it a quirk, a trend, or an epidemic - vocal fry is everywhere.
    • While uptalk raises the pitch of the voice at the end of a sentence, vocal fry produces a guttural growl.
    • A new study indicates that vocal fry is actually perceived negatively, particularly in a labor market context.
    • Howard said a couple of the girls have that vocal fry voice.
    • He's got that stupid vocal fry thing going on with his voice.
    • Faith says that while women should find their voice, it shouldn't be the creaky and guttural speech known as vocal fry.
    • His voice changes volume, seems to scrape up against the bottom of itself with vocal fry one minute, then grinds in a higher gear the next.
    • The other ghastly affectation, which is particular to young women, is vocal fry.
    • But also as a warning, certain people become infinitely harder to listen to after you start noticing vocal fry.

Origin

1960s: apparently from the association of the characteristic sound with that of frying food.

 
 

Definition of vocal fry in US English:

vocal fry

noun
  • A way of speaking in which the voice is very low-pitched and has a characteristic rough or creaking sound.

    she tweaks the way teen girls actually talk, with high-rising terminals, vocal fry, and ‘like’ for emphasis
    his girlfriend uses uptalk and vocal fry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His voice changes volume, seems to scrape up against the bottom of itself with vocal fry one minute, then grinds in a higher gear the next.
    • He's got that stupid vocal fry thing going on with his voice.
    • But also as a warning, certain people become infinitely harder to listen to after you start noticing vocal fry.
    • While uptalk raises the pitch of the voice at the end of a sentence, vocal fry produces a guttural growl.
    • Faith says that while women should find their voice, it shouldn't be the creaky and guttural speech known as vocal fry.
    • Howard said a couple of the girls have that vocal fry voice.
    • The other ghastly affectation, which is particular to young women, is vocal fry.
    • Unfortunately, Farrell's raspy vocal fry renders the scene virtually inaudible once again.
    • Call it a quirk, a trend, or an epidemic - vocal fry is everywhere.
    • A new study indicates that vocal fry is actually perceived negatively, particularly in a labor market context.

Origin

1960s: apparently from the association of the characteristic sound with that of frying food.

 
 
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