to deepen

Examples

• All

• "Wayne," bellowed Peter, putting his chin to his chest in order to deepen his voice.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And he deepened his voice and he went through that process.

  Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

• When she lay down, Hugh listened to her breath slow and deepen.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I started taking testosterone, which deepened my voice a little bit but not enough.

  Predestination (2014)

• "Bathsheba lay still until she heard the sound of her mother's deepened breathing.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Other people, too, noticed how her voice deepened and adopted a timbre unfamiliar to her.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Day by day he grew taller, his voice deepened, his body surged toward manhood.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Lincoln's voice deepens and curls, assuming the timbre of a dream.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When he started singing, his voice deepened, adding a rich tone to the melody.

• After several months of training, her voice deepened noticeably, surprising her friends.

Synonyms

L

to lower

vsto deepen

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

is a specific fall in pitch or tone for sounds rather than a general decrease

C

to change

vsto deepen

63 2.6

To become lower in voice, usually during puberty

is a general fall in pitch or tone not limited to puberty

D

to drop

vsto deepen

14 6.7

To make a musical note lower in pitch

is a general fall in pitch or tone applying to voices and sounds

Antonyms

S

to sharpen

• Specialized

1 4.1

To raise the pitch of a musical note by one small step

How Low

to deepen

3 3.5

to drop

14 6.7

to lower

802 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology