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

Unions, staff and investors have voiced anger at how the sale of the business was handled.

From BBC

Swiss inflation was unchanged in February close to zero, a worry for the country’s central bank after it voiced increased willingness to intervene in foreign-exchange markets to halt recent gains in the franc.

From The Wall Street Journal

In April 2025, Pratt further voiced his anger over the wildfires when he revealed that his parents had been forced to put their destroyed family home on the market after living there for four decades.

From MarketWatch

Most Republicans voiced support for the strikes, but there were some notable outliers in the GOP.

From Salon

Ali Larijani, the powerful head of the Supreme National Security Council, voiced defiance, vowing that Iran would defend itself whatever the cost.

From Barron's