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[syn: voiced, sonant, soft]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Voiced \Voiced\, a.
1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.
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2. (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of
the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with
the glottis narrowed.
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Voiced stop, Voice stop (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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Voice \Voice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voiced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Voicing.]
1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish;
to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of
the nation. "Rather assume thy right in silence and . . .
then voice it with claims and challenges." --Bacon.
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It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death
Edward Plantagenet. --Bacon.
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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.
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3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the
tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
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4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
voiced
adj 1: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently
voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g'
and `z'"; [syn: voiced, sonant, soft] [ant: hard,
surd, unvoiced, voiceless]