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Low-pitched   /loʊ-pɪtʃt/   Listen
adjective
low-pitched  adj.  
1.
Low in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of high-pitched. (Narrower terms: alto, contralto; baritone; bass, deep; contrabass, double-bass; throaty)
Synonyms: low.
2.
Set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch; as, a low-pitched roof.





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"Low-pitched" Quotes from Famous Books



... coroner's voice was low-pitched, incredulous, "are you trying to tell us you fired a shot that ...
— The Riddle of the Frozen Flame • Mary E. Hanshew
... rose with the sun and the tall wild flowers swayed gracefully over the dusty figures of the men. They lay in a close group with Brown in the center leading the low-pitched conversation which ...
— The Man in Gray • Thomas Dixon
... had been provided for and laid down by one's elders, one had only to be sure not to imagine anything of one's self.... And above all, without God's blessing not a step to be taken!—It must be confessed that a deadly dulness reigned supreme in his house, in those low-pitched, warm, dark rooms, that so often resounded with the singing of liturgies and all-night services, and had the smell of incense and Lenten dishes almost always hanging ...
— A Desperate Character and Other Stories • Ivan Turgenev
... person, stern and somewhat like a judge. But Miss Meredith's welcome was so warm and gracious that Judith felt surprisingly at her ease. She was conscious of a dignified presence, kind yet keen blue eyes, a beautiful, low-pitched voice, and a personality, which, even in that first short interview, Judith ...
— Judy of York Hill • Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett
... habitually lower the pitch of our voices our words cease gradually to be "born dead." With a low-pitched voice everything pertaining to the voice is more open and flexible and can react more immediately to whatever may be ...
— Nerves and Common Sense • Annie Payson Call


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