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voiced

adjective
\ ˈvȯist How to pronounce voiced (audio) \

Definition of voiced

1 : having or furnished with a voice especially of a specified kind often used in combination soft-voiced
2 : uttered with vocal cord vibration a voiced consonant

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Synonyms & Antonyms for voiced

Synonyms

oral, spoken, uttered, vocal

Antonyms

nonvocal

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Examples of voiced in a Sentence

“M” is a voiced consonant. a loudly voiced expression of pain

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Yet there were obvious differences between Peck and the deep-voiced legend known as the Man in Black. Los Angeles Times, "Country singer Orville Peck has a secret. No, not that one," 4 Sep. 2019 But with few other options, Krystal winds up learning a lot more about FAM, as does her water park boss, Ernie (Mel Rodriguez), and Mel’s wife, Bets (Beth Ditto, better known as the big-voiced lead singer for Gossip). oregonlive, "Beth Ditto talks living in Portland, and her role in Showtime’s ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’," 30 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of voiced

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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More Definitions for voiced

voiced

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of voiced

: having a voice of a particular kind
technical, of a sound : made by moving your vocal cords

voiced

adjective
\ ˈvȯist\

Kids Definition of voiced

1 : having a voice of a specified kind loud-voiced
2 : spoken with vibration of the vocal cords : not silent the voiced consonants \b\, \d\, and \t͟h\

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