Say What? Psychology

Vocal fry

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KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN  A voice buzzes with vocal fry at the lowest registers, when the vocal folds in the throat vibrate irregularly (right).

R.C. Anderson et al/PLOS ONE 2014

By Bethany Brookshire

- More than 2 years ago

A sizzling or rattling sound to speech. Also known as the pulse register phonation or glottal fry, vocal fry is a quality of the lowest registers of the human voice.