OZDIC

voice

UK /vɔɪs/ US /vɔɪs/
noun 5verb 5name 1

Definitions

noun

1

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.

Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.

2

Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

3

The tone or sound emitted by an object.

And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.

Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

4

The faculty or power of utterance.

to cultivate the voice

5

That which is communicated; message; meaning.

I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you.

My voice is in my sword.

verb

1

To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

He voiced the sentiments of the nation.

How often he would voice his love of England, his admiration of her Parliament, his pride in her history.

2

To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

3

To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

voice the pipes of an organ

4

To vote; to elect; to appoint

5

To clamor; to cry out

If thou wilt give me Davids heart; Ile voyce, / Great God, with David; and make Davids choyce.

It is not the gift of every Perſon, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus.

name

1

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal

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