voicing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of voice
noun
  1. The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
  2. A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
  3. The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
  4. A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.
  5. A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.
  6. A sound made by the voice; vocalization.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-voicing.wav

Word forms

voicing voicings

Etymology

From voice + -ing.

Synonyms

Related words

devoice de-voice revoicer revoice re-voice unvoice unvoicing voice voiced → voicedness voiceless → voicelessness voicening accordatura

Derived words

devoicing de-voicing revoicing re-voicing shell voicing
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