Her face looked very pale but she did not sound frightened.

She did not sound frightened, though, and I certainly was.

A man sounding desperate and frightened said he needed the police.

She sounded frightened, but trying to keep it in check.

But the voice on the other end sounded brittle and frightened.

I asked plaintively, not having to work to sound frightened.

The young woman sounded frightened and fascinated at the same time.

The words were out, her voice sounding high and frightened.

He didn't sound frightened, exactly, but there was an urgency in his voice.

Arrhae said, not having to work very hard to sound frightened.