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Meaning of Voicing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈvɔɪsɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
  2. A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
  3. The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
  4. A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.
  5. A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.
  6. A sound made by the voice; vocalization.

Equivalents

Examples

“Shrill voicings of seagulls”
“Pete dressed Eddie's high-pitched voicings in the stick-sweet strings of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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