vocal about
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3.9
- idiom
:
hablar abiertamente sobre
- The community has become increasingly vocal about the need for better public transportation options.
- extremely vocal about
- very vocal about
- more vocal about
Mike, on the other hand, has been very vocal about his his mental health.
- Mike, on the other hand, has been very vocal about his his mental health.
- He's been pretty vocal about the Marvel movies not being great.
- So what O you've obviously you've been vocal about trying to do things differently.
- And then the corruption, he started being more vocal about primarily about corruption issues, right.
- But P he's been really vocal about wanting to go playing the four position.
- I mean, no one has been more vocal about Epstein than me, and I'm still kicking.
- And I was very upfront and vocal about that when we got into a relationship.
- But now on your job with your platform, whether it's KD, Kyrie, James, you've been very vocal about these superstar players.
- How do you feel about We've been very vocal about our support of Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson.
- And so I was always really vocal about my gratitude and sort of like, this is possible.
- And so thinking about that, I felt like, well, this is a decision that I'm going to make because I need to be vocal about this.
- Hey, I think players are more vocal about this because we realize like how much gets fucked by some wrong calls, bro.
- I've been very vocal about that, but that was me.
Examples
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Well, you know, some of your critics have been pretty vocal about their issues with that.
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Country singers are becoming more and more vocal about who they'll choose on Election Day.
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Mike, on the other hand, has been very vocal about his his mental health.
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There are many women working currently who are vocal about rights and safety.
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Many of us have been vocal about this for a long time.
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Most faculty are vocal about the lack of student motivation.
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You have been very vocal about pay equity and earning the same or at least closer to the same as your male counterparts.
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Places like Sonic have been vocal about their need for summer employees.
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Animal Protection of New Mexico has been extremely vocal about the two-day hunt.
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Homeowners and merchants were very vocal about their concerns regarding a high-pressure pipeline carrying sludge through their neighborhoods.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
104
3.4
Open and honest when giving opinions or feelings
87
4.9
Saying opinions clearly and strongly in public
78
4.2
To speak freely and directly about opinions or feelings
30
5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
7
7.8
To speak loudly and strongly to show disagreement
Being confident and forceful when you speak or act, sometimes sounding rude
Confident and firm when saying what you think or want
Antonyms
How Vocal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'expressing opinions openly about a topic' is directly and transparently derived from 'vocal' (expressing opinions publicly) combined with 'about' (introducing the topic). This adjective + preposition compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Vocal about comes from the simple idea of using your voice: vocal means 'with voice' and about points to the topic. So being vocal about something means you speak up about it, which is why it means 'expressing opinions or feelings openly'.