voice
noun
- Sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx
- Expiration of air with the vocal cords drawn close so as to vibrate audibly (as in uttering vowels and consonant sounds as \v\ or \z\)
- The faculty of utterance
"lost my voice"
- A sound resembling or suggesting vocal utterance
- An instrument or medium of expression
"the party became the voice of the workers"
- Wish, choice, or opinion openly or formally expressed
"the voice of the people"
- Right of expression
- Distinction of form or a system of inflections of a verb to indicate the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses
"active and passive voices"
verb
- To express in words utter
"voice a complaint"
- To adjust for producing the proper musical sounds
- To pronounce (a speech sound, such as a consonant) with voice
- To provide a voice-over for (something, such as a movie or commercial) to narrate (a recorded production)
"Actress Idina Menzel evoked her recent success voicing the movie "Frozen" with an icy all-white white concoction with a feathery train by Donna Karan Atelier."
- To perform the lines of (a character in an animated film, video game, etc.)
"Featuring characters voiced by Will Ferrell and Morgan Freeman, the cartoon promises to be a real, ahem, blockbuster."
noun
- Voice
noun
- Larynx
noun
- The voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
- The voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
- A recording of a voice-over
noun
- Any of various technologies that support telephony using the Internet for transmission rather than traditional phone lines
"… you might be ready for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, which lets you make telephone calls over the Net to any phone in the world."
noun
- A parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
noun phrase
- A person saying things that are reasonable and moderate
"He has been a voice of moderation in the dispute."
noun phrase
- A person who influences others to act sensibly
"She was the voice of reason in our group."
noun
- A volume of speaking that is considered typical or socially appropriate for conversations indoors (as at home or school)
"Use your inside voice. Don't be raucous, don't gesticulate wildly, and try to avoid tripping over furniture or feet."
- a volume of speaking that is considered typical or socially appropriate for conversations indoors (as at home or school)
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