voice
- noun
- /vɔɪs/
- There are some days when my voice just doesn't want to sing correctly with me.
- tone of voice
- speaking voice
- singing voice
Can you get your voice into that show?
- Can you get your voice into that show?
- And then you just hear my voice going, oh, God.
- That's why I love your voice so much Shit.
- Your sheep know your voice, and they will come.
- I couldn't talk to people, my voice was weak.
- Also, I can do this with my voice whenever I want to.
Examples
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The warmth and the joy in his voice always give me strength.
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He had a loud voice and it grated.
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And then you just hear my voice going, oh, God.
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But a few months in, that same voice came back again.
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I heard a voice calling out my name.
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I want to hear your voice.
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The warmth and the joy in his voice always give me strength.
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I heard her voice on the radio, and I said, "Why can't that be me?"
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Keep your voice down and put a smile on your face, we've got an audience.
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Sylvia said you had a voice like Judy Garland.
Synonyms
A sound a person or animal makes with the voice to communicate
The singing voice recorded separately from the instruments
The sound and strength of a person's voice when speaking or singing
The sound a person makes with their voice when parts of the throat vibrate
Antonyms
Idioms
To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others
Compounds
A phone service that lets people leave messages and hear them later when no one answers
- Specialized
A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'
- Specialized
A part of a song for singers who sing in the same range, for example soprano
- Specialized
The lower part of the singing voice that sounds full and is felt in the chest
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Voice comes from the Latin word vox, which means 'voice'. The same root is in vocal, so think of your 'voice' as the sound your throat makes when you speak or sing.