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

Critics have also voiced concern about the classification of African enslavement as "the gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC

Earlier Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced alarm that Iran would seek to establish a permanent "tolling system" for vessels in the strait, through which one fifth of global oil normally transits.

From Barron's

So far, only India has openly voiced disagreement with renewing the moratorium, according to several sources close to the discussions in Yaounde at the WTO's ministerial conference, the organisation's biennial supreme decision-making body.

From Barron's

He had recently been critical of the volume of talent within the club's academy and had voiced frustration over the January sales of Vyner and Mehmeti.

From BBC

As I became a teenager and a cross-country runner, complaints were voiced about my various odors.

From The Wall Street Journal