breathy

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Parks' breathy vocals and soul-searching introspection fit snugly within the musical world she's created.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite her small, breathy voice and heavily accented French, Birkin became a major interpreter of Gainsbourg’s songs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But finishing hot on the Latin charts is also “Si No Es Contigo,” where Cris MJ riffs his breathy voice over a sultry urban beat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

She always made me feel squirmy with her starey pebble-colored eyes and her gleaming tombstone teeth and her breathy voice.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath