voicing

Pluralvoicings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of voice. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   She is voicing her concerns at the staff meeting.

   The children kept voicing their excitement about the trip.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The way the vocal cords vibrate to make certain speech sounds.

   Like the buzz you feel in your throat when you say 'zzz'.

   Voicing makes the 'z' sound buzz while the 's' sound stays quiet.

   You can feel voicing by touching your throat as you hum.

   Similarphonation

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   The way the notes of a chord are spread out and ordered.

   Like stacking the same set of books in a different order on a shelf.

   The guitarist used a simple voicing for the opening chord.

   Different voicings can make the same chord sound brighter or darker.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A sound made using the voice.

   Her gentle voicing of the song put the baby to sleep.

   We heard the soft voicing of a prayer from the next room.

   Similarvocalization, utterance, expression

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   A group of speech sounds that usually go with vibrating vocal cords.

   Voicing sorts speech sounds into two groups based on vocal cord vibration.

   Sounds like 'b' and 'd' fall into the voiced group under voicing.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   A change that turns a breathy, quiet sound into one made with buzzing vocal cords.

   Like turning a whisper into a hum.

   Voicing turns the soft 's' at the end of 'dogs' into a 'z' sound.

   In some words, voicing changes a quiet sound into a buzzing one.

   Similarsonorization

   Oppositedevoicing

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7. 7
   noununcountable

   The last step of setting an instrument's pitch and tone, especially an organ.

   Like adjusting the sound on a speaker until it sounds just right.

   The builder spent days on the voicing of each organ pipe.

   Good voicing gives the piano a smooth, even tone.

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