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Definition of "voicing" []

  • The act, practice, or production of one that voices. (noun)
  • Music Tonal quality or blend of an instrument in an ensemble, especially a jazz ensemble, or of the ensemble as a whole. (noun)
  • Linguistics The vibration of the vocal cords during the production of speech or a speech sound. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "voicing" in a sentence
  • "Of course the GOP wants the president to be more agressive in voicing his opinion about Iran."
  • "In a web cast earlier this week on "the Future of the Perimeter," security experts Nir Zuk and Marcus Ranum didn't mince words in voicing their distrust about cloud computing and security."
  • "If your voicing is sufficient, you can probably cut out most of the “John said” and “Mary said” tags from a page of dialogue without confusing any readers."