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voiceless

adjective

Produced without vibration of the vocal cords

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Word length
9
Starts with
V
Ends with
S
Contains
OI
Scrabble score
14

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adjective

  1. Produced without vibration of the vocal cords

    “Unvoiced consonants such as ‘p’ and ‘k’ and ‘s’”

adjective

  1. Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

    “Labor was voiceless”

adjective

  1. Uttered without voice

    “Could hardly hear her breathed plea, ‘Help me’”

adjective

  1. Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

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Unvoiced consonants such as ‘p’ and ‘k’ and ‘s’
Labor was voiceless
Disenfranchised masses took to the streets
Could hardly hear her breathed plea, ‘Help me’
Voiceless whispers

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