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As a noun, voice means sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song. As a verb, it means give utterance or expression to.
Meanings of voice
29 meaningsnoun
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
“The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.”
“She has a pleasant voice.”
phoneticsSound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
The tone or sound emitted by an object
The faculty or power of utterance
“to cultivate the voice”
That which is communicated; message; meaning.
An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered
One who speaks; a speaker.
literatureA particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
grammarA 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.
“The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.”
musicIn harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
“The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.”
internetircA flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
The distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
“A shrill voice sounded behind us”
Expressing in coherent verbal form
“the articulation of my feelings”
“I gave voice to my feelings”
Similar: articulationA means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
“the voice of the law”
“the Times is not the voice of New York”
“conservatism has many voices”
Older and rare meanings (1)
archaicCommand; precept.
verb
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
“He voiced the sentiments of the nation.”
phonologyTo utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of
“voice the pipes of an organ”
internetircTo assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
televisionfilmTo act as a voice actor to portray a character.
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteTo vote; to elect; to appoint
obsoleteTo clamor; to cry out
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).