morning voice

noun

A deep, husky, or raspy quality to a person's voice when waking up after a long sleep; occurs because vocal cords are slightly swollen or dehydrated and may have fluid collection in the throat or thickened mucus from overnight sleep or inactivity; caused when vocal folds are swollen and less able to vibrate evenly, causing a temporary change in pitch and texture; typically dissipates within an hour.

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Meanings

nounmorning voice (plural morning voices)

plural morning voices

  1. A deep, husky, or raspy quality to a person's voice when waking up after a long sleep; occurs because vocal cords are slightly swollen or dehydrated and may have fluid collection in the throat or thickened mucus from overnight sleep or inactivity; caused when vocal folds are swollen and less able to vibrate evenly, causing a temporary change in pitch and texture; typically dissipates within an hour.

Origin

From morning + voice

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morning voice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morning%20voice

MLA

“morning voice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morning%20voice. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morning voice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morning%20voice.

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