voice crack

noun

A sudden, unexpected and unintentional change in the pitch of one's voice when speaking or singing, which often affects boys during puberty.

“During his speech he had a hilarious voice crack which made everyone laugh.”

Meanings

nounvoice crack (plural voice cracks)

plural voice cracks · alternative voice-crack

  1. informalA sudden, unexpected and unintentional change in the pitch of one's voice when speaking or singing, which often affects boys during puberty.

    During his speech he had a hilarious voice crack which made everyone laugh.

Translations

German Stimmbruch
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Hungarian mutálás, hangváltozás
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Polish mutacja
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Spanish gallo, gallipavo
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Swedish målbrott
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Vietnamese vỡ giọng
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APA

voice crack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voice%20crack

MLA

“voice crack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voice%20crack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voice crack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voice%20crack.

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