Word Finder - voice

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Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

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His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.

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Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

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The tone or sound emitted by an object

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The faculty or power of utterance

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to cultivate the voice

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That which is communicated; message; meaning.

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An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

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Command; precept.

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One who speaks; a speaker.

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A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

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(grammar) A particular way 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.

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The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.

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In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

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The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.

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(IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.

His voice was controlled.

My voice is harsh and I cannot sing.

A sweet voice called from another room.

His voice was warm and gentle.

The manly voice again interrupted the artillery officer.

Her voice sounded so serious and so sad that the chirping of the birds was silenced at once.

Suddenly, however, he was struck by a voice coming from the shed, and its tone was so sincere that he could not but listen.

He recognized the agreeable, philosophizing voice with pleasure.

Oh, you clever people, said a third manly voice interrupting them both.

There Platon Karataev was sitting covered up--head and all--with his greatcoat as if it were a vestment, telling the soldiers in his effective and pleasant though now feeble voice a story Pierre knew.

His voice was gruff, and his brows were drawn together in a frown... and yet the blue eyes twinkled with humor.

Her voice was unsteady.

At the mournful note in her voice, he hugged her tightly.

Suddenly he heard a familiar voice repeating something to him a second time.

His voice had an annoyed edge.

Her voice turned sour.

Her voice has an aspirate quality; there seems always to be too much breath for the amount of tone.

And the owner of the manly voice, evidently an infantry officer, laughed.

That affair was the same thing as this soldier with the harsh voice, and it was that affair and this soldier that were so agonizingly, incessantly pulling and pressing his arm and always dragging it in one direction.

It is all quite the same to me, answered a voice struggling with tears.

The voice was low and quiet.

As he spoke the voice came so near to Zeb that he jumped back in alarm.

His voice reached out to her from only a few feet away.

The hostility in his voice and expression was unnerving.

A deep voice spoke from behind her.

Jimmy's scratchy voice came across the intercom.

Damian heard the uneasy note in her voice and looked her over, his gaze lingering at her hips, where her weapons should've been.

He forced calmness into his voice as the thought of a wayward body resurrected very unpleasant memories.

Dean asked, trying to control the quiver in his voice.

He could tell from her muffled voice she was crying.

Cynthia said, with anger in her voice.

A female voice he didn't recognize—but definitely not Larkin's—told him the sheriff would be available in thirty minutes.

Randy said, resignation in his voice.

There was ice in Cynthia's voice.

Cynthia and Fred emerged from the kitchen at the sound of his voice.

Then he mocked in sing-song voice, "'Just as long as I get that one pretty piece with a view!'"

A tired voice asked for him by name.

A male voice answered and after Dean explained about the bone, he was told to bring it over.

His voice was thoughtful.

The dry note in his voice made her think he had his own inside joke.

There was genuine uneasiness in her voice that drew his interest.

The edge in his voice and the flash of his eyes made Gabe hide a smile.

The desperation in her voice drew his attention.

While male, this voice wasn't Gabriel's.

It was Gabriel's voice.

The sound of her sister's voice made her throat tighten.

She looked up at Molly's voice.

Then he heard the voice again.

The conversation was general and animated, thanks to Princess Lise's voice and little downy lip that lifted over her white teeth.

He was answered by a voice which informed him of the resolution just arrived at.