verb🔗ShareTo express with the voice, to utter."The student vocalized his answer to the math question. "languagesoundmusiccommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat."We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them."animalsoundbiologyphysiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sing without using words."The bird vocalized a beautiful melody outside my window. "musiclanguagesoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn a consonant into a vowel."In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable."languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a sound voiced rather than voiceless."Instead of just whispering, the teacher asked the student to vocalise the answer so everyone could hear. "soundlanguagephoneticslinguisticscommunicationmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)"The Hebrew teacher asked the students to vocalise the ancient manuscript, adding the niqqud so they could pronounce the words correctly. "languagewritingphoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words."The singer warmed up her voice with a series of humming and "ah" sounds, using the vocalise to improve her breath control and tone. "musicphoneticslanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
