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Noun: vocalising  'vow-ku,lI-zing
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalizing)
  1. The activity of making vocal music; the sound of vocal music
    "The choir's vocalising echoed through the cathedral";
    - singing
Verb: vocalise  'vow-ku,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vocalize)
  1. Express or state clearly
    "She vocalised her ideas eloquently";
    - articulate, enunciate, vocalize
     
  2. Utter speech sounds
    "The speech therapist helped the patient learn to vocalise correctly";
    - vocalize, phonate
     
  3. Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
    "The singer vocalised the scales to warm up her voice";
    - vocalize
     
  4. Pronounce as a vowel
    "between two consonants, this liquid is vocalised";
    - vocalize, vowelize, vowelise [Brit]
     
  5. 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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