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falsetto

[fawl-set-oh] / fɔlˈsɛt oʊ /
ADJECTIVE
squeaky
Synonyms


NOUN
soprano
Synonyms


NOUN
tenor
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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As it unfolds, Mr. Ellis’s voice effortlessly slides between registers, conveying shifts in emphasis by judicious use of falsetto, which is often layered via multitrack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

His falsetto found new registers of rapture and longing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The first window into the album was “Good Vibrations,” a 3-minute, 35-second song that featured dramatic shifts in tone and mood with Wilson’s distinctive falsetto soaring above it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

There he was, alone on the stage, belting out falsetto notes in his spangly jumpsuit, when suddenly, an electric guitar appeared out of thin air and landed in his hands.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

She sings French folk songs in a screechy falsetto, harbors a weakness for sherry, and regularly falls asleep standing up.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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