vocalise

Other forms: vocalises; vocalised; vocalising

Definitions of vocalise

1. verb

   utter speech sounds
   synonyms: phonate, vocalize

   type of:

   mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

   express in speech
2. verb

   utter with vibrating vocal chords
   synonyms: sound, vocalize, voice

   types:

   chirk

   make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird

   quaver, waver

   give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

   type of:

   articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
3. verb

   pronounce as a vowel
   synonyms: vocalize, vowelise, vowelize

   type of:

   articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
4. verb

   express or state clearly
   synonyms: articulate, enunciate, vocalize

   type of:

   say, state, tell

   express in words
5. verb

   sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
   synonyms: vocalize

   type of:

   sing

   produce tones with the voice