annunciating
Speaking an announcement
Annunciating is the present participle of annunciate, a formal verb meaning to announce or proclaim.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—an annunciating alarm or panel signals a condition by lighting up or sounding: The annunciating system alerted operators to the pressure drop.
In religious contexts, it connects to the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary.
Choice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- verbalizationExpressing through speech
- phonationVocal fold vibration
voice production · lip movement · breath control · syllabication · speech therapy · oral communication · mouthing · sounding out
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentuationStress placed on syllables
- inflectionWord form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- projectionSomething that extends outward
force · loudness · intensity · highlighting · underlining · punctuating · word stress · sentence stress
diction
Choice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- verbalizationExpressing through speech
phonation · voice production · lip movement · breath control · syllabication · speech therapy · oral communication · mouthing · sounding out · voicing
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentuationStress placed on syllables
- inflectionWord form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
projection · force · loudness · intensity · highlighting · underlining · punctuating · word stress · sentence stress · accenting
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- pitchFrequency of sound
tone · timbre · resonance · volume · dynamics · phrasing · tempo · expression · pacing · flow
annunciatingmumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
muttering · murmuring · slurring · garbling · stammering
annunciatingconcealing
Keeping something secret
suppressing · withholding · silencing · hushing · keeping quiet
- The AnnunciationAngel's pregnancy announcement to Mary