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vocally

vocally

13 4.0
To speak so others can hear your opinion
  • adverb
  • /ˈvoʊkəli/
translation icon : vocalmente
  • Norm is vocally unhappy about taking a full day off from work.
  • vocally oppose
  • improvise vocally
  • vocally advocate

And so she would vocally say, hey, you're not welcome here.

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Examples

  • And I would like to see the community itself begin to speak out very vocally that this is not acceptable.

  • In Experiment 1, participants vocally named visually presented objects.

    Academic text (2018)
  • I am so glad that I get to be the one to get you guys ready vocally for tonight.

  • Though he has limited ability to communicate vocally, he has no problem being a comedian.

    Blog text (21)
  • Give students time to decide how to vocally portray their character.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many soldiers are returning to the killing grounds of Iraq, while a growing number are vocally opposed to this war.

    Academic text (2005)
  • With workers losing their jobs and the administration seemingly indifferent, labor vocally demanded action.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Advanced students may study repertoire that is more vocally challenging than the repertoire performed by the larger choir.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Students often hear pop singers and gospel soloists vocally improvise, especially at the end of a song.

    Academic text (2012)
  • He expressed his opinions vocally during the meeting, ensuring everyone heard his thoughts.

Synonyms

out loud
vsvocally
277 1.0

To speak so other people can hear

is the single-word adverb form with the same meaning
aloud
vsvocally
114 1.0

In a voice that other people can hear

focuses on using the voice to express rather than just being audible
verbally
vsvocally
58 3.0

Using spoken words rather than writing

focuses on making sounds with the voice to be heard rather than written

How Vocal

vociferously
6 8.1
loudly
172 1.0
audibly
6 3.7
vocally
13 4.0
quietly
517 1.0
silently
129 1.2

Surface Forms

vocally positive

Morphology

vocally = vocal (transparent) = vocal + ly

Standard adverbial formation from 'vocal' + '-ly', meaning 'in a vocal manner', which is directly predictable by learners.

Etymology

Vocally comes from the Latin word vox, which means 'voice', and from vocal, meaning 'using the voice'. So, to speak vocally is to say something out loud with your voice.