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voicethe sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song

Pronunciation (IPA): /vɔɪs/

Example Sentences

  • The teacher asked us to voice our opinions freely.
  • My mom's voice can wake up the entire neighborhood.
  • His voice cracked during the presentation because he was nervous.

voice

NOUN

[/vɔɪs/]

the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song

a young singer leans toward a large microphone with her mouth open, clearly producing sound. Visible sound waves flow from her mouth toward the microphone in curved lines. The sound engineer behind the glass booth adjusts controls while listening intently through headphones. His face shows he can hear the beautiful melody being created.  the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth as speech or song
💡 Concept

a young singer leans toward a large microphone with her mouth open, clearly producing sound. Visible sound waves flow from her mouth toward the microphone in curved lines. The sound engineer behind the glass booth adjusts controls while listening intently through headphones. His face shows he can hear the beautiful melody being created. the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth as speech or song

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/vɔɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/vɔɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootvoice

🎵Rhyme

choicenoisepoise
choice
noise
poise

🔗Collocations

raise one's voice
voice concern
loud voice
voice recognition
have a voice
voice mail

📝Examples

The teacher asked us to voice our opinions freely.

😄 Fun example

My mom's voice can wake up the entire neighborhood.

His voice cracked during the presentation because he was nervous.

😄 Fun example

The GPS voice always sounds so confident, even when it's wrong.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

soundtonespeechvocalutterance

Antonyms

silencequietmuteness

Related

speakvocalsoundmicrophonespeech

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