strangledadjective [ usually before noun ]
uk/ˈstræŋ.ɡəld/us/ˈstræŋ.ɡəld/A strangled sound is a weak, high, interrupted sound made by an extremely frightened or worried and nervous person:
It came again, a strangled cry from the room next door.
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Describing qualities of the human voice
- aloud
- break
- breathy
- dulcet
- fruity
- gruff
- guttural
- honeyed
- lilting
- rough
- soft-spoken
- stentorian
- strangulated
- throaty
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- vocal
- voice
- voiced
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