voiceful

[ vois-fuhl ]

/ ˈvɔɪs fəl /

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adjective

having a voice, especially a loud voice; sounding; sonorous.

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Origin of voiceful

First recorded in 1605–15; voice + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM voiceful

voice·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby voiceful

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

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How to use voiceful in a sentence

The city at all times voiceful, seems to burst into song with the advent of these golden days and silver nights.
Venetian Life|William Dean Howells
You may choose which liberty you will, and restraint of voiceful rock, or the dumb and edgeless shore of darkened sand.
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Ruskin
Sitting there, in the silence made voiceful by the rustling of the pines, Wooton felt his heart beat faster than it had in years.
Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard
He was untiring in his praises of "Tavy's voiceful stream (to whom I owe more strains than from my pipe can ever flow)."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

Listen to those voiceful currents of air, traversing the vast profound below the Platform!
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837|Various

British Dictionary definitions for voiceful

voiceful

/ (ˈvɔɪsfʊl) /

adjective poetic

endowed with a voice, esp of loud quality

full of voices

Derived forms of voiceful

voicefulness, noun

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