syrupy voice
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈsɪrəpi vɔɪs/
- Martin used his syrupy voice to charm everyone at the party.
Examples
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Her syrupy voice dripped with insincerity as she complimented his work.
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"Come ON, Louis," Martin wheedled into the phone in his most syrupy voice.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sales clerk spoke in a syrupy voice, trying to convince me to buy the dress.
Synonyms
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5.5
A way of showing too much emotion that seems false
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8.0
Very sentimental writing or music that feels too sweet
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9.5
An overly emotional style in art like songs or films
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9.2
Too much praise that tries to make people like you
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9.5
A feeling of too much fake emotion that seems overly sweet
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6.3
Being too emotional in a way that seems not sincere
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8.4
A way of speaking or writing that sounds too sweet and not real
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9.3
A way of speaking that is too friendly and seems not sincere
A feeling that is too emotional and seems false
A feeling that is too emotional in a story or film
Antonyms
How Sweet
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6.7
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1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'syrupy' (excessively sweet, cloying) applied to 'voice' yields a directly compositional meaning: a voice that sounds overly sweet, sentimental, or ingratiating. This adjective+noun pattern is a transparent metaphorical extension that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer.
Etymology
Syrupy voice compares a voice to thick, sweet syrup that pours slowly and feels sticky. So a syrupy voice means someone sounds 'too sweet' or 'not sincere' because it seems they are trying too hard to please.