vocal fry definition by Wordo

Noun

A

low-pitched

,

creaky

form

of

phonation

,

produced

by

vibration

of

the

vocal folds

,

occurring

in

languages

such

as

Finnish

and

,

in

English

,

is

commonly

associated

with

both

older

forms

of

Received Pronunciation

and

more

recent

North American

speech

patterns

.