Main Entry: sub·vo·cal·iza·tion

Variant(s): also British sub·vo·cal·isa·tion \-ˌvō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən\

Function: noun

: the act or process of inaudibly articulating speech with speech organs

—sub·vo·cal·ize also British sub·vo·cal·ise \-ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz\ verb, sub·vo·cal·ized also British sub·vo·cal·ised; sub·vo·cal·iz·ing also British sub·vo·cal·is·ing