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vocalise
verb
noun
To express with the voice, to utter.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- OCALIS
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
To express with the voice, to utter.
(of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat.
“We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.”
To sing without using words.
To turn a consonant into a vowel.
“In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable.”
To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)
noun
A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
In context
Example Sentences
We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.
In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable.
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