voiced

[ voist ]

/ vɔɪst /

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adjective

having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.

expressed vocally: his voiced opinion.

Phonetics. pronounced with glottal vibrations; phonated (contrasted with voiceless): “b,” “v,” and “z” are voiced.

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Origin of voiced

First recorded in 1590–1600; voice + -ed², -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM voiced

voic·ed·ness

[voi-sid-nis, voist-nis], /ˈvɔɪ sɪd nɪs, ˈvɔɪst nɪs/, nounmul·ti·voiced, adjectivewell-voiced, adjective

Words nearby voiced

Vohwinkel syndrome, voice, voice-activated, voice box, voice coil, voiced, voiceful, voice input, voice-leading, voiceless, voice-lift

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How to use voiced in a sentence

The members’ distinct vocal colors also make this song uniquely theirs, from the introductory verses by deep-voiced member J to the chorus opened by Sieun’s more high-pitched, feathery tone.
The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021|Kat Moon|December 8, 2021|Time
None of her last five movies (with the exception of an Ice Age sequel she voiced) has grossed more than $50 million.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like the Scarlett Johansson-voiced operating system in Her, she just became too expansive for you.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While critics felt the season was inspired, some fans voiced their disapproval.
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And then it built as Americans who had served in the military voiced their objections.
The Fox News Apology Tour|Dean Obeidallah|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He took what appeared to him to be quite sufficient for a book to a friend who had voiced an interest in his undertaking.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Her voice was stern; it bore to the girl's ears a subtle, unworded repetition of the threat the Marquise had already voiced.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In the middle of the last century all organs were voiced on light wind pressure, mostly from an inch and a half to three inches.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
This was a large metal Diapason of ordinary construction, voiced on heavy wind pressure.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for voiced

voiced

/ (vɔɪst) /

adjective

declared or expressed by the voice

(in combination) having a voice as specifiedloud-voiced

phonetics articulated with accompanying vibration of the vocal cordsin English (b) is a voiced consonant Compare voiceless

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