vocalize

Verb

Verb Forms: vocalized, vocalizing, vocalizes

• To produce with the voice; to express in words.
• utter with vibrating vocal chords
• sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
• pronounce as a vowel
• express or state clearly
• utter speech sounds
• To express with the voice, to utter.
• To produce noises or calls from the throat.
• To sing without using words.
• To turn a consonant into a vowel.
• To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
• To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)

Examples

• He tried to vocalize his frustration quietly when his opponent blocked his bingo lane.
• In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable.
• We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.

Synonyms

articulate, enunciate, phonate, sound, vocalise, voice, vowelise, vowelize, outspeak

Antonyms

devoice