Noun: vocalising 'vow-ku,lI-zing
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalizing)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalizing)
- The activity of making vocal music; the sound of vocal music
"The choir's vocalising echoed through the cathedral";
- singing
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalize)
- Express or state clearly
"She vocalised her ideas eloquently";
- articulate, enunciate, vocalize
- Utter speech sounds
"The speech therapist helped the patient learn to vocalise correctly";
- vocalize, phonate
- Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
"The singer vocalised the scales to warm up her voice";
- vocalize
- Pronounce as a vowel
"between two consonants, this liquid is vocalised";
- vocalize, vowelize, vowelise [Brit]
- Utter with vibrating vocal chords
"He vocalised his concerns at the meeting";
- voice, sound, vocalize
Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, mouth, musical performance, pronounce, say, sing, sound out, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vocal music
Antonym: devoice
Encyclopedia: Vocalising
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