vocalizing
NounSynonyms:
singing
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the act of singing vocal musicSynonyms: singingType of vocal music, musical performanceKinds humming, bel canto, solfege, singalong, intonation, psalmody, karaoke, part-singing, a cappella singing, crooning +6 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“vocalizing” is listed under Vocalize.
Vo′cal·ize (vō′kal-īz), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Vocalized (vō′kal-īzd); present participle & verbal noun Vocalizing (vō′kal-ī-zĭng).]
Origin: Cf. F. vocaliser.
1. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to.
It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another thing to vocalize that breath.— William Holder
2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54