The phrase "awkward sound" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sound that is uncomfortable, clumsy, or not smooth, often in contexts related to music, speech, or other auditory experiences.
Example: "The musician's performance was marred by an awkward sound that disrupted the flow of the song."
Alternatives: "unpleasant noise" or "clumsy sound".
Hina put a hand over her mouth and stifled an awkward sound, something between a cry and a moan.
They present songs we already know and then demonstrate how faithfully (or not) an artist renders material without a safety net (even though the recording process often turns brilliant musical chaos into awkward sound, which will become more relevant later this week when we confront the immense Live Fugazi Series).
Faced with polls showing Mr. Spitzer with a nearly 20-point lead among likely primary voters, including a nearly three-to-one edge among black voters, Mr. Stringer needs all the support he can get – even if it comes with some awkward sound bites.
The Awkward Sound, or, The Experience of a Volunteer Rifleman.
Avoid cupping the hand as to avoid an awkward sound.
But its compellingly odd, slightly awkward sound-world, with chime-bars and vibraphone pressed into service as bearers of linear counterpoint, was entirely his own.
The newspaper Izvestia wrote: "From the first awkward sounds of the Fate motif of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, it was clear that Spivakov's NPOR was losing ground to Pletnev's RNO". The irony is that if it were not for Pletnev's invitation and Spivakov's short-lived affair with the RNO, Spivakov would most likely never have acquired his own orchestra.
Practice holding it at the correct distance so you'll be loud enough for everyone to hear and you won't have to go through an awkward sound-check with all the family and friends present.
With the help of his speech lessons (and liquor) he had grown accustomed to compensating, but certain letters and words still sounded awkward— b's sounded like v's, p's sounded like fee, and s's emerged in a slushy lisp.
His awkward chuckle sounds a lot like a yes.
He does a radio commercial for a local Mercedes dealer that's so awkward it sounds as if he's being coerced.
