vocalization
n.
act or instance of vocalizing; production of a voiced sound; instance of expressing a feeling or opinion out loud
Vocalization
Vocalization
vocalization
Noun
1. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
(synonym) voice, vocalisation, phonation, vox
(hypernym) communication
(hyponym) singing voice
(derivation) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
2. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
(synonym) utterance
(hypernym) auditory communication
(hyponym) sleep talking, somniloquy, somniloquism
(part-meronym) phone, speech sound, sound
(derivation) vocalize, vocalise, phonate
Vocalization
(n.)
The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.
(n.)
The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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