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voicing

/ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
voic-ing
IPA
/ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of voice

noun

The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sound made by the voice; vocalization.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English voicing From voice + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

voicings (plural)

Derived Forms

devoicing revoicing

Phrases

de-voicing re-voicing shell voicing de-voice re-voice voiced → voicedness voiceless → voicelessness

Frequently Paired Words

devoice de-voice revoicer revoice re-voice unvoice unvoicing voice

Synonyms

sonorization

Antonyms

devoicing surdization

Rhymes With

rejoicing

Questions

How do you pronounce voicing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/.
What does voicing mean?
present participle and gerund of voice
Where does voicing come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English voicing From voice + -ing.

How to pronounce voicing

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