Voice
Definition of Voice
| n. | 1. | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice. | | 2. | (Phon.) Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; - distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper. | | 3. | The tone or sound emitted by anything.After the fire a still small voice. - 1 Kings xix. 12. | | 4. | The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice. | | 5. | Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.My voice is in my sword. - Shak. | | 6. | Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote. | | 7. | Command; precept; - now chiefly used in scriptural language. | | 8. | One who speaks; a speaker. | | 9. | (Gram.) A particular mode 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.| Passive voice | | (Gram.) See under Passive, a. |
| | v. t. | 1. | To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. | | 2. | (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper. | | 3. | To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ. | | 4. | To vote; to elect; to appoint. | | v. i. | 1. | To clamor; to cry out. |
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