outside voice
[ out-sahyd vois ]
/ ˈaʊtˌsaɪd ˌvɔɪs /
noun
a strong, elevated voice, considered appropriate when speaking outdoors in order to be heard above a crowd or other background sounds or noises (opposed to inside voice): She had to use her outside voice to be heard over the applauding concertgoers.
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Also called out·door voice [out-dawr vois] /ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˌvɔɪs/ .
Origin of outside voice
First recorded in 2005–10
Words nearby outside voice
outside half, outside loop, outside of, outsider, outsider art, outside voice, outside work, outsight, outsing, out sister, outsit
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