outside voice

[ out-sahyd vois ]

noun

1. a strong, elevated voice, considered appropriate when speaking outdoors in order to be heard above a crowd or other background sounds or noises ( inside voice ):

   She had to use her outside voice to be heard over the applauding concertgoers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outside voice¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

The result was reform of how literature winners are chosen, bringing in more outside voices onto the committee such as 33-year-old literature critic Mikaela Blomqvist.

From Ozy

She found it hard to believe that an outside voice had not spoken into her dream.

From Project Gutenberg

At last, as often happens, it was an outside voice that brought the truth before her.

From Project Gutenberg