Meaning of outdoor voice | Babel Free

Definitions

A loud voice used when one wants to be heard over noise or from a distance, or be assertive or emphatic.

Examples

“Near-synonyms: shouting, hollering, yelling”

“I was using my outside voice. We could barely hear⟳ each other above the bar noise.”

“My youngest daughter is particularly fond of an “outside voice.” We'll be quietly eating our meal and the Pea, who sits right beside me, will recount her day as if her words must rise⟳ above the very roar of a pep rally crowd.”

“I began to wonder⟳ this question⟳ out loud to the Lord in my prayer time. He spoke first with a subtle whisper⟳, but then it became more like⟳ He was using His outside voice.”

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