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voiced

/vɔɪst/

voiced is the simple past and past participle of voice.

Adjective

voiced (not comparable)

  1. Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.
    Antonyms:
    voiceless, unvoiced
  2. (in-compounds) Having a specified kind of voice.
    • a shrill-voiced little boy
  3. That contains voice.
    • The unvoiced signal is smaller energy than voiced signal and, so, this section is applied the smaller threshold.1999, IEEE Service Center, ISIE ..., Volumes 1-3

Meaning of voice

Verb

voice (third-person singular simple present voices, present participle voicing, simple past and past participle voiced)

  1. (transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
    • He voiced the sentiments of the nation.
  2. (transitive) To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
  3. (transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of
    • voice the pipes of an organ
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To vote; to elect; to appoint
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To clamor; to cry out
    • If thou wilt give me Davids heart; Ile voyce, / Great God, with David; and make Davids choyce.1638, Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies: Digeſted Into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Obſervations, London: Iohn Marriot, page 67
  6. (Internet, transitive) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
    • I would like this script to allow me to notice not only the ops in a channel, but also those that have been voiced by the ops, at the same time.2001 November 22, Thom Peppard, “assistance please”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <B8225C66.240B%thompeppard@tru.eastlink.ca>

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Antonyms of voiced

Words formed from voiced

Words that rhyme with voiced

Questions about voiced

What does voiced mean?
Voiced means sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.
What is voiced the simple past and past participle of?
Voiced is the simple past and past participle of voice.
What part of speech is voiced?
Voiced is an adjective.
How do you pronounce voiced?
Voiced is pronounced /vɔɪst/.

Words near voiced in the dictionary

  1. voicebanks
  2. voicebox
  3. voiceboxes
  4. voicecast
  5. voicecasts
  6. voiced
  7. voicedly
  8. voicedness
  9. voiceful
  10. voicefulness
  11. voicegram

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