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ALL meanings of voice

voice
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  • noun voice the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 1
  • noun voice the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice. 1
  • noun voice a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding. 1
  • noun voice the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice. 1
  • noun voice a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind. 1
  • noun voice something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature. 1
  • noun voice expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one's disapproval by a letter. 1
  • noun voice the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election. 1
  • noun voice an expressed opinion or choice: a voice for compromise. 1
  • noun voice an expressed will or desire: the voice of the people. 1
  • noun voice expressed wish or injunction: obedient to the voice of God. 1
  • noun voice the person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed: a warning that proved to be the voice of prophecy. 1
  • noun voice a singer: one of our best voices. 1
  • noun voice a voice part: a score for piano and voice. 1
  • noun voice Phonetics. the audible result of phonation and resonance. 1
  • noun voice Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, as Latin, and which is typically used to indicate the relation of the verbal action to the subject as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action. a set of syntactic devices in some languages, as English, that is similar to this set in function. any of the categories of these sets: the English passive voice; the Greek middle voice. 1
  • noun voice the finer regulation, as of intensity and color, in tuning, especially of a piano or organ. 1
  • verb with object voice to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one's discontent. 1
  • verb with object voice Music. to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ. to write the voice parts for (music). 1
  • verb with object voice to utter with the voice. 1
  • verb with object voice Phonetics. to pronounce with glottal vibration. 1
  • verb with object voice to interpret from sign language into spoken language. 1
  • adjective voice Computers. of or relating to the use of human or synthesized speech: voice-data entry; voice output. 1
  • adjective voice Telecommunications. of or relating to the transmission of speech or data over media designed for the transmission of speech: voice-grade channel; voice-data network. 1
  • idioms voice the still, small voice, the conscience: He was only occasionally troubled by the still, small voice. 1
  • idioms voice with one voice, in accord; unanimously: They arose and with one voice acclaimed the new president. 1
  • noun voice human sound 1
  • noun voice ability to speak 1
  • noun voice grammar 1
  • noun voice ability to sing 1
  • noun voice music: role 1
  • transitive verb voice express, state 1
  • noun voice Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as,. 0
  • noun voice (phonetics) Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants. 0
  • noun voice The tone or sound emitted by an object. 0
  • noun voice The faculty or power of utterance. 0
  • noun voice Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion. 0
  • noun voice Opinion or choice expressed; judgment. 0
  • noun voice (archaic) command; precept. 0
  • noun voice One who speaks; a speaker. 0
  • noun voice (grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses. 0
  • noun voice (music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition. 0
  • noun voice (Internet, IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel. 0
  • verb voice (Transitive Verb) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. 0
  • verb voice (Transitive Verb) (phonology) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper. 0
  • verb voice (Transitive Verb) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ. 0
  • verb voice (Transitive Verb) OBS To vote; to elect; to appoint. 0
  • verb voice (Intransitive Verb) OBS To clamor; to cry out, to steven. 0
  • verb voice (Transitive Verb) (Internet) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel. 0
  • verb voice (television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character. 0
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