Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a voice or a specified kind of voice. Often used in combination.
- adjective Linguistics Uttered with vibration of the vocal cords, as the sounds (b) and (d).
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished with a voice: usually in composition: as,sweet-voiced.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.
- adjective (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
- adjective (Phon.) a stopped consonant made with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are closed at some point; a sonant mute, as
b ,d ,g hard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
voice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective produced with vibration of the vocal cords
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Examples
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The term voiced a somewhat pious hope: that robber barons, big and small, might be brought to legal account.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The term voiced a somewhat pious hope: that robber barons, big and small, might be brought to legal account.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The term voiced a somewhat pious hope: that robber barons, big and small, might be brought to legal account.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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Students who do not hold a title voiced their concern and organized.
Daily Campus 2009
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Americans have time and time again voiced their desire for judges who will judge according to the text and original understanding of our laws and Constitution.
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"Terrorist!" one man screamed Monday at a New Mexico rally after McCain voiced the campaign's new rhetorical staple aimed at raising doubts about the Illinois senator: "Who is the real Barack Obama?"
2008 Election 2009
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John McCain voiced his opinion about Obama but if he would remember that a video on you tube was going around on him with him laughing singing the song of Baraba Ann except he was singing Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
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In the wake of that disaster, Democratic Governor Joe Manchin voiced his sympathy for the victims 'families, but to the best of my knowledge, he has taken nothing like Pinera's pledge.
James Heffernan: American Engineers Saved the Chilean Miners: That Only Strengthens My Original Case James Heffernan 2010
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In his Monday speech, the president once again voiced support for a public option but mentioned it only briefly in one sentence - and did not offer a passionate defense for it.
Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address 2009
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In his Monday speech, the president once again voiced support for a public option but mentioned it only briefly in one sentence - and did not offer a passionate defense for it.
Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address 2009
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