Voice - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vɔɪs|  American pronunciation of the word voice
Brit.  |vɔɪs|  British pronunciation of the word voice

noun

- the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
A shrill voice sounded behind us
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract (syn: vocalization, vox)
a singer takes good care of his voice
- a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
the noisy voice of the waterfall
the incessant voices of the artillery
- expressing in coherent verbal form (syn: articulation)
I gave voice to my feelings
- a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
the voice of the law
the Times is not the voice of New York
conservatism has many voices
- something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
the wee small voice of conscience
the voice of experience
he said his voices told him to do it
- (metonymy) a singer
he wanted to hear trained voices sing it
- an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose (syn: interpreter, representative, spokesperson)
- the ability to speak
he lost his voice
- (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music (syn: part)

verb

- give voice to
He voiced his concern
- utter with vibrating vocal chords (syn: sound, vocalize)

Extra examples

He has a deep voice.

A voice on the radio

We heard voices coming from the next room.

She does the voices for several cartoon characters.

I shouted so much that I lost my voice.

She has a terrific voice.

Town meetings give people a voice in local politics.

Listen to the voice of the people.

Please vote and make your voices heard!

The senator angrily voiced his objection to the bill.

...voiced a suggestion about where to go...

I have never voiced this name.

He recognized her voice instantly.

I could hear angry voices in the next room.

He called out in a loud voice.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: voice
he/she/it: voices
present participle: voicing
past tense: voiced
past participle: voiced
noun
singular: voice
plural: voices
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