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find one's voice

find one's voice verb: to become willing or able to talk or otherwise express one's opinions.

Verb

find one's voice (third-person singular simple present finds one's voice, present participle finding one's voice, simple past and past participle found one's voice)

  1. (idiomatic) To become willing or able to talk or otherwise express one's opinions.
    • The biggest cheer of the night came shortly afterwards. St James’ Park finally found its voice to welcome back Jonás Gutiérrez into a Newcastle side for the first time since his diagnosis with testicular cancer 17 months ago.2015 March 4, Louise Taylor, The Guardian

Forms of find one's voice

third-person singular presentfinds one's voice
present participlefinding one's voice
past participlefound one's voice
pastfound one's voice

Questions about find one's voice

What does find one's voice mean?
Find one's voice means to become willing or able to talk or otherwise express one's opinions.
What part of speech is find one's voice?
Find one's voice is a verb.
What is the past tense of find one's voice?
The past tense of find one's voice is found one's voice.

Words near find one's voice in the dictionary

  1. find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
  2. find one's feet
  3. find one's legs
  4. find one's place
  5. find one's tongue
  6. find one's voice
  7. find one's way
  8. find oneself
  9. find out
  10. find religion
  11. find the gap

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