vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz 
vocalized; vocalizing
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
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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
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Research shows that people who are able to vocalize their medical needs tend to be happier with their health care experiences and are even more likely to see improvements in symptoms and other important outcomes.
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Carly Weeks, TIME, 6 May 2024
If the second bird left the screen, the vocalizing bird would quickly ring a bell, which the caretakers interpreted as the bird asking his friend to return to the screen.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
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Carly Weeks, TIME, 6 May 2024
If the second bird left the screen, the vocalizing bird would quickly ring a bell, which the caretakers interpreted as the bird asking his friend to return to the screen.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
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vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz
vocalized; vocalizing
: to give voice to
especially
: sing entry 1 sense 1a
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