vocalize

verb vo·cal·ize \ ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz \

|Updated on: 26 May 2018

Examples: vocalize in a Sentence

Definition of vocalize

vocalized; vocalizing

transitive verb

1 : to give voice to : utter; specifically : sing

2 a : to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice

b : to convert to a vowel

3 : to furnish (something, such as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points

intransitive verb

1 : to utter vocal sounds

2 : sing; specifically : to sing without words

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vocalization

play \ˌvō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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vocalizer

play \ˈvō-kə-ˌlī-zər\ noun

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Examples of vocalize in a Sentence

The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.
she's not one to vocalize her worries

Recent Examples of vocalize from the Web

This isn't the first time Martin has vocalized his opinions on LGBTQ issues in Puerto Rico.

— abby jones, Billboard, "Ricky Martin Celebrates New Transgender Rights for Puerto Ricans," 5 Apr. 2018
According to Kate Wheeling of Pacific Standard, the team then used computer models to create visual depictions of the vibrations, and found that elephant behaviors like walking, running and vocalizing create distinct patterns.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Earthquake-Monitoring Technology May Help Protect Elephants from Poachers," 9 May 2018
Next came his expanding niche of collecting and presenting to audiences slides and images of midcentury Americana, distilled through Phoenix's irrepressible zeal and vocalized with his signature swooping timbre.

— jessica ritz, latimes.com, "Charles Phoenix, Pinup Girl Clothing partner on a capsule collection with kitschy '50s flare," 3 May 2018
Islamic Networks Group speaker Amin Varis vocalized that Islam is an Abrahamic faith — similarly to Judaism and Christianity.

— omar abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, "More than a headscarf: Forum takes aim at misconceptions about Muslims," 29 Apr. 2018
Nothing is predictable: A Latin chant by Hildegard von Bingen is followed by Ms. Sadovska’s tight harmonies vocalized in a deliberately harsh, Eastern European folk style.

— heidi waleson, WSJ, "An Opera Festival’s Local Focus," 16 Apr. 2018
But, per one Republican donor, there is still concern that donors would shift their focus to the Senate, although another donor said those concerns had not been widely vocalized.

— alana abramson, Fortune, "Paul Ryan's Retirement Could Hurt Republican Fundraising Efforts at a Time When They Need It Most," 11 Apr. 2018
Some of the scenes also fall flat, as when the ensemble vocalizes sound effects (tshik-tshik-tshik goes the whisk, and so on) while Babette prepares her feast.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "Review: ‘Babette’s Feast’ Is Served, This Time Onstage," 26 Mar. 2018
In fact, according to emails Recode previously obtained, both Avendano and Medina had vocalized their concern over the department’s mismanagement of Fowler’s issues on a number of occasions.

— johana bhuiyan, Recode, "Uber has agreed to settle a class action discrimination suit for $10 million," 27 Mar. 2018

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