vocal
adjective
of, relating to, or uttered with the voice.
nonvocal
-
a word derived from
vocal.
Example Sentences
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The Ruffed Grouse, a ground-nesting bird that lives in dense forest, is also known for a nonvocal sound.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
And on the site Musixmatch, Portuguese lyrics were added to the nonvocal track “Lunch”—lyrics that upon closer inspection appear to originate from the song “Ela é tipo” by the Brazilian band Banda Swell.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2019
Certainly his nonvocal music requires instrumentalists to have a strong sense of singing style, maintaining lines, shaping phrases and pausing for breath.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2017
Here he pays a nonvocal tribute to two master singers, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald, with the Queens Jazz Orchestra, whose ranks include aces like the trumpeters Michael Philip Mossman and Diego Urcola.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2015
They're not really nontelepathic, any more than the Kierawelans, for example, are nonvocal.
From Indirection by Kelly Freas
