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vocal fry

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Etymology

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From the resemblance of the noise to the sound of hot fat sputtering in a skillet.

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Noun

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vocal fry (uncountable)

  1. A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords.
    • 1975, Hilda B. Fisher, Improving voice and articulation, page 158:
      Some individuals have overlooked the fact that at such low pitch their voices fade to inaudibility at the ends of sentences, or scrape down to vocal fry.
    • 2004, Lloyd M. Hulit, Straight Talk on Stuttering, →ISBN, page 55:
      It is perhaps easiest to see the superimposition of vocal fry, so we will begin with this behavior.
    • 2011 December 9, Marissa Fessenden, “'Vocal Fry' Creeping Into U.S. Speech”, in Science:
      Pop singers, such as Britney Spears, slip vocal fry into their music as a way to reach low notes and add style.
    • 2014, Matthew Edwards, So You Want to Sing Rock 'n' Roll: A Guide for Professionals, →ISBN, page 112:
      Vocal fry is safe as long as you do not do it too loudly or for too long.
    • 2024 May 20, Alissa Wilkinson, “What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Yes, you can detect a bit of Johansson’s clear, low tone and a hint of vocal fry, though at times that just sounds like some grainy digitalization.

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