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vocalizing

vocalizing

2 4.4
Singing short exercises to warm and train the voice
  • noun
  • /ˈvoʊkəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  • After several weeks of vocalizing, she noticed a significant improvement in her singing abilities.

Person is able to, through humming and vocalizing, create sort of two sets of notes playing at the same time.

Examples

  • My vocalizing is one thing Sara truly dislikes.

    Blog text (31)
  • Person is able to, through humming and vocalizing, create sort of two sets of notes playing at the same time.

  • As with unaccompanied vocalizing, unaccompanied rehearsing covers up nothing, allowing students to hear themselves and improve their intonation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Ease them into their own vocalizing by having them improvise along to familiar recordings, first silently (mentally hearing their improv ideas), then en masse so no one is put on the spot.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Many singers practice their skills by vocalizing daily before performances.

  • Vocalizing allows performers to warm up their voices and improve their techniques.

Synonyms

singing
vsvocalizing
251 1.0

To make music with your voice

focuses more on practice or performance rather than general musical activity
chanting
vsvocalizing
19 3.4

Repeating words in a rhythmic musical voice

prefers varied melody and practice for musical performance rather than monotone repetition
vocalization
vsvocalizing
  • Specialized
6 5.2

A sound a person or animal makes with the voice to communicate

is used mainly for musical practice or performance rather than general communication
chorusing
vsvocalizing
4.8

A group singing or making the same sounds together

is mainly about individual practice or performance rather than group activity
voicing
vsvocalizing
3.9

To make sounds with your mouth and throat when speaking, singing, or acting as a character

focuses on musical practice or performance rather than spoken or character use

How Loud

shouting
129 1.0
singing
251 1.0
vocalizing
2 4.4
humming
5 2.7

Surface Forms

vocalizing singular
vocalizings plural

Morphology

vocalizing = vocalize (transparent) = vocal + ize + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization formed from 'vocalize' by adding '-ing'; the meaning 'the act of producing vocal sounds or singing' follows directly.

Etymology

Vocalizing comes from vocal, which comes from the Latin vox, meaning 'voice', so to vocalize is to 'use the voice' to make sounds. That's why vocalizing usually means singing or doing voice exercises to warm and strengthen your voice.