Vocalizing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of singing vocal music

utter with vibrating vocal chords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈoʊkəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈəʊkəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈəʊkəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /vˈoʊkəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vowelise enunciate articulate vocalize phonate vocalise vowelize voice singing sound

Antonyms

devoice

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of singing vocal music
verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
verb	sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
verb	pronounce as a vowel “between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized”
verb	express or state clearly
verb	utter speech sounds

Word Forms

sing	verb	deliver by singing
vocalize	verb	sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
voice	noun	the ability to speak
sound	noun	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
sonant	noun	a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
vocalization	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalizer	noun	an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalisation	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocaliser	noun	an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocal	adjective	relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
vocalizing	noun	the act of singing vocal music
vowel	noun	a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
articulative	adjective	of or relating to articulation
articulation	noun	expressing in coherent verbal form
enunciation	noun	the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
phone	noun	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
phonation	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vokalisieren

der Akt des Singens von Vokalmusik

🇫🇷French

vocaliser

l'acte de chanter de la musique vocale

🇪🇸Spanish

vocalizante

el acto de cantar música vocal

🇮🇹Italian

vocalizzare

l'atto di cantare musica vocale

🇳🇱Dutch

vocaliseren

de handeling van het zingen van vocale muziek

🇵🇹Portuguese

vocalizando

o ato de cantar música vocal

🇷🇺Russian

вокализация

акт пения вокальной музыки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वरबद्ध करना

स्वर संगीत गाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

কণ্ঠস্বর

কণ্ঠসংগীত গাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

குரல் கொடுப்பது

குரல் இசையை பாடும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాత్రదానం

గాత్ర సంగీతం పాడే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

आवाज देणे

व्होकल संगीत गाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવાજ

ગાયક સંગીત ગાવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಠದಾನ

ಗಾಯನ ಸಂಗೀತವನ್ನು ಹಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദമുയർത്തുന്നു

വോക്കൽ സംഗീതം ആലപിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੋਕਲਿੰਗ

ਵੋਕਲ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਗਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

آواز دینا

مخر موسیقی گانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发声

演唱声乐的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

発声する

声楽を歌う行為

🇰🇷Korean

발성하다

성악을 부르는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát âm

hành động hát nhạc thanh nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

เปล่งเสียง

การแสดงร้องเพลงร้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersuara

tindakan menyanyikan musik vokal

🇵🇭Filipino

nagbo-vocalize

ang akto ng pagkanta ng vocal music

🇲🇾Malay

bersuara

perbuatan menyanyi muzik vokal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نطق

فعل غناء الموسيقى الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

آواز خوانی

عمل آواز خواندن موسیقی آوازی

🇹🇷Turkish

seslendirme

vokal müziği söyleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוליות

פעולת השירה של מוזיקה ווקאלית

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