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For researchers studying the acoustic behavior of whales, distinguishing which animal is vocalizing is like a teacher trying to figure out which student responded first when the entire class is calling out the answer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Naming a bird after its vocalization is only helpful when the bird is vocalizing, and onomatopoeic names aren’t really “helpful” at all.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2024

Tiny transponders hanging around each bat's neck have microphones that help the team detect which bat is vocalizing, and the cameras detect their locations at resolutions of a centimeter or less.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

Mine, it seems, is vocalizing my feelings each week in Nature and posting pictures online of my failure to grow cress or make sourdough.

From Nature • May 7, 2020

If he is vocalizing perfectly, he will observe that the breath moves lazily out of the mouth and curls upward not more than an inch from the face.

From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by Clippinger, D. A. (David Alva)