pronounce
Speak a word
To pronounce is to make the sounds of speech—how you pronounce a word is how you say it aloud: How do you pronounce "quinoa"?
Pronounce also means to declare formally or officially: a judge pronounces sentence, a doctor pronounces someone dead, a couple is pronounced married.
To pronounce on something is to give an authoritative opinion about it.
Produce sounds aloud
- utterTo vocalize words
- voiceSound from throat
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- phonateProduce speech sounds
articulate · express · emit · speak · say · verbalize · mouth · intone
Pressure, mental or vocal
- inflectionWord form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
accentuate · emphasize · tone · pitch · rhythm · prosody · lilt · drawl
Speak softly, indistinctly
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- slurInsulting group label
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
articulate · garble · stammer · stutter · lisp · aspirate · nasalize · trill
vocalize
Produce sounds aloud
phonate · articulate · express · emit · speak · say · verbalize · mouth · intone · deliver
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- inflectionWord form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
modulation · accentuate · emphasize · tone · pitch · rhythm · prosody · lilt · drawl · twang
mumble
Speak softly, indistinctly
drawl · articulate · garble · stammer · stutter · lisp · aspirate · nasalize · trill · roll
proclaim
Declare officially and openly
state · declare · judge · rule · deem · adjudge · determine · certify · attest · avow
guilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
convict · condemn · absolve · exonerate · judgment · ruling · decision · finding · conclusion · determination
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- voicevoice, vocal folds, utterance, sound, voice box
pronouncesilence
Total lack of sound
say nothing · keep quiet · hold one's tongue · bite one's tongue · mouth
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