vocal fry
A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords, common in…A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords, common in some languages such as Finnish. In English, often associated with older Received Pronunciation and more recent North American speech patterns.
» My friend Tom used to make fun of my vocal fry.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords, common in some languages such as Finnish. In English, often associated with older Received Pronunciation and more recent North American speech patterns.
Examples
2 sentencesMy friend Tom used to make fun of my vocal fry.
I’ve heard real people speak with vocal fry on every single sentence.
ruЯ слышал реальных людей, которые говорили скрипучим голосом буквально в каждом предложении.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From the resemblance of the noise to the sound of hot fat sputtering in a skillet.From the resemblance of the noise to the sound of hot fat sputtering in a skillet.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable