vocalising
Making vocal noises
Vocalising is the British spelling of vocalizing—the act of producing sounds with the voice.
Musicians vocalise when warming up or practicing scales without words.
Animals vocalise to communicate: The whales were vocalising to each other across miles of ocean.
More broadly, to vocalise is to express something aloud rather than keeping it internal: She finally started vocalising her frustrations.
Expressing theatrically
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- communicatingTransmitting ideas between parties
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- intoningUttering in measured pitch
inflecting · modulating · expressing · voicing · articulating · verbalising · channeling · releasing
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- chorusSingers performing together
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- tenorEssential meaning or import
alto · bass · falsetto · vibrato · pitch · octave · warbling · crooning
Vocal fold vibration
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
consonant · vowel · fricative · plosive · sibilant · glottal · laryngeal · pharyngeal
Sound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- toneQuality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
- volumeAmount of space filled
projection · clarity · warmth · richness · breathiness · raspiness · nasality · vibrato
Spoken expression aloud
- speechOral communication ability
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
projection · clarity · fluency · oratory · elocution · articulation · delivery · cadence
emoting
Expressing theatrically
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- communicatingTransmitting ideas between parties
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
intoning · inflecting · modulating · expressing · voicing · articulating · verbalising · channeling · releasing · catharsis
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
tenor · alto · bass · falsetto · vibrato · pitch · octave · warbling · crooning · belting
phonation
Vocal fold vibration
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
diction · consonant · vowel · fricative · plosive · sibilant · glottal · laryngeal · pharyngeal · mouth shape
timbre
Sound's distinctive character
volume · projection · clarity · warmth · richness · breathiness · raspiness · nasality · vibrato · register
utterance
Spoken expression aloud
- speechOral communication ability
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
enunciation · projection · clarity · fluency · oratory · elocution · articulation · delivery · cadence · rhythm
vocalisingsilence
Total lack of sound
silencing · being silent · muteness · quiet · stillness
vocalisingkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
suppressing · withholding · biting one's tongue · keeping mum · self-censoring
vocal, vocabulary, vocalize, vocalist, vocals, vocally, vocalized, vocalizing, vocalizes