voiced

American  

[voist] / vɔɪst /

adjective

1. having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   shrill-voiced.

2. expressed vocally.

   his voiced opinion.

3. Phonetics. pronounced with glottal vibrations; phonated (contrasted with voiceless).

   “b,” “v,” and “z” are voiced.

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voiced British  

/ vɔɪst /

adjective

1. declared or expressed by the voice

2. (in combination) having a voice as specified

   loud-voiced

3. phonetics articulated with accompanying vibration of the vocal cords Compare voiceless

   in English (b) is a voiced consonant

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Other Word Forms

• multivoiced
  adjective
• voicedness
  noun
• well-voiced
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of voiced

First recorded in 1590–1600; voice + -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

Voiced by Scarlett Johansson, Samantha was similar to Siri, if Siri liked you and wanted you to like her back.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

Voiced impeccably by the 18-year-old YouTube star Jenna Davis, the tween doll transforms “Titanium,” David Guetta and Sia’s 2011 techno-pop hit, into a menacing minute-long lullaby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Voiced by Wagner Moura, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in “Narcos,” BBW is only one of several villains here — and that’s a problem.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

Voiced by actor Jack Black, Frankie the Dino tells the assembly that it's time to "stop making excuses, and start making changes."

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

Not so; Voiced that but charm the ear Cannot soothe my sorrow's pain; 'Tis the soldier's martial strain That alone I love to hear.

From Life Is a Dream by MacCarthy, Denis Florence