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Meanings of mellifluous in inglês

Pleasing to the ear.

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Usage of mellifluous in inglês
1
In his case the words were usually thoughtful, well rounded and mellifluous.
The Irish Times
2
His voice, normally so mellifluous and controlled, cracked on the last word.
Arthas: rise of the lich king
3
He extended his hand, his English refined, mellifluous under his Swiss intonation.
The bourne identity
4
How could a voice so mellifluous carry such an intimation of catastrophe?
The Neutronium Alchemist
5
Everything she said rolled off her tongue in a soft mellifluous melody.
My horizontal life: a collection of one-night stands
6
Some of them, lulled by the narrator's mellifluous voice, began to snore.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
7
He was mesmerized in the mellifluous monotony of rain slapping against the window.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
8
His voice is mellifluous but natural, infusing the atmosphere with calm.
Pandaemonium
9
Myriad pardons for me, began the Swami in his mellifluous voice.
Jewel Weed
10
Prosecco, like most Italian words, rolls off the tongue in a mellifluous way.
The Guardian
11
It's more than just the voices that are mellifluous on Ruins.
Radio NZ
12
It was a mellifluous love-song from a popular Opera somewhat out of date.
Celt and Saxon — Volume 2
13
He has a low, slow voice and a mellifluous southern accent.
Mindhunter
14
He had a matchless ear for the mellifluous, incantatory qualities of the language.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
15
And, to complete the incongruity, his greetings were always in mellifluous Donegal Irish.
The Irish Times
16
There was a pause, and the polite gentleman began again in his mellifluous voice:
Stories by English Authors: England
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