high-pitched voice

high-pitched voice
voiced characterized by high tones

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • high-pitched — adj a high pitched voice or sound is very high ≠ ↑low pitched …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • high-pitched — adjective a high pitched voice or sound is very high …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • high-pitched — also high pitched ADJ GRADED A high pitched sound is shrill and high in pitch. A woman squealed in a high pitched voice. Syn: piercing …   English dictionary

  • high-pitched — adjective Date: 1748 1. having a high pitch < a high pitched voice > 2. marked by or exhibiting strong feeling ; agitated < a high pitched, almost frantic campaign Geoffrey Rice > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • high-pitched — UK / US adjective a high pitched voice or sound is very high …   English dictionary

  • ˌhigh-ˈpitched — adj a high pitched voice or sound is very high …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • high-pitched — adjective a high pitched voice or sound is higher than usual …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • high-pitched — adj. High pitched is used with these nouns: ↑buzz, ↑giggle, ↑hum, ↑scream, ↑shriek, ↑sound, ↑squeak, ↑squeal, ↑voice, ↑wail, ↑whine, ↑whistle …   Collocations dictionary

  • -pitched — pitched, combining form. 1. having a pitch: »A high pitched voice = a voice having a high pitch. 2. having a pitch or slope: »A single pitched roof = a roof having a single pitch …   Useful english dictionary

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