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 (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

Worries about the commercialization of the holiday have been voiced many times, many ways, but Mr. Friedlander probes deeper cultural trends with his observations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Italy, Bulgaria and Malta had also voiced doubts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officials had given daily media updates at which they have voiced increasing frustration with the so far fruitless manhunt.

From Barron's

Warner has voiced concerns over the quality of Paramount’s financing, the Journal reports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soboroff also voiced frustration with the job itself, saying he had been excluded from key decisions.

From Los Angeles Times