It was a high, delicate sound which made the men stop what they were doing and look up in amazement.

Her old nurse snorted, though somehow she made it a delicate sound.

It's quite a delicate sound, but it's also like having an entire orchestra at your fingertips.

Listening carefully he caught it again: the sound, delicate and faint, of pipes playing in the darkness outside, passing by their walls.

There was no need for mechanical amplification of that delicate sound.

Ariane's laughter tinkled; a delicate sound to come from a body so big and strong.

Slowly the huge lid rose, and fell open, and for a moment there was a delicate sound like singing in the air.

The woman sighed; it was a delicate and almost feminine sound.

"How is it possible fer a man so big t' produce so delicate a sound?"

While she was teaching herself to play the instrument, she stopped often to listen to the delicate, crystal sound that it made.