falsetto
noun
an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
falsettos
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pluralof falsetto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Somewhat obscured at the time by the hairy chests and falsettos of their disco peak was the enduring brilliance of Gibb’s songwriting.
From Seattle Times β Jun. 22, 2023
The angelic falsettos of The Bee Gees – brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb – give us and the song a lift — especially when the word "Alive" is stretched out enough to touch Heaven.
From Salon β Dec. 18, 2022
Sasfy added, “The style is clear — male passion and pain made real by exaggerated timing, breathless gasps, resounding basso profundo, swooping falsettos and nervous yelps.”
From Washington Post β Oct. 22, 2022
He began yowling along, tacking his versions of Jackson’s famous grunts and falsettos into the space between each phrase: “If they say why, why, tell ’em that it’s human nature!
From The New Yorker β May 6, 2019
With downcast head, the mutilated wretch—for he was one of those maimed from their youth to sing falsettos in the choir of St. Peter—pondered how to act.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Giuseppe Garibaldi
