Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exercise or study for singers, usually without words. Compare
solfeggio .
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- verb British Alternative spelling of
vocalize . - noun a
vocal exercise sung in one or morevowels without actually forming anywords
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb utter with vibrating vocal chords
- verb pronounce as a vowel
- verb utter speech sounds
- verb sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
- verb express or state clearly
Etymologies
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Examples
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"But that piece in particular struck me as a kind of vocalise," Siegel says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"But that piece in particular struck me as a kind of vocalise," Siegel says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The Zorn, a wordless vocalise, packs considerable rhythmic variety into 10 minutes; it is sung with brio by Anu Komsi, who ends with a shriek.
Slipping Over the Edge at City Opera Heidi Waleson 2011
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Whilst packing up their laptop chargers and wiping guacamole from their chins last Saturday afternoon, Arsenal fans managed to vocalise their full-time thoughts succinctly.
Eliot Pollak: Arsenal, Everton and Spurs Have Only Themselves to Blame for Their Decline Eliot Pollak 2011
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And our vigil was rewarded when we heard the pod begin to vocalise, communicating with each other in a series of far-carrying chirrups and clicks.
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Whilst packing up their laptop chargers and wiping guacamole from their chins last Saturday afternoon, Arsenal fans managed to vocalise their full-time thoughts succinctly.
Eliot Pollak: Arsenal, Everton and Spurs Have Only Themselves to Blame for Their Decline Eliot Pollak 2011
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It's a small pity that the fa-la-la vocalise of the whole company isn't musically better, but it serves its purpose of getting the characters on and off stage in this raucously enjoyable evening.
'Laughing Comedy' Continues to Conquer Paul Levy 2012
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Palestinians in the diaspora risk losing "their entitlement to equal representation ... their ability to vocalise their views, to participate in matters of national governance, including the formation and political identity of the state, and to exercise the right of return."
Palestinian state could leave millions of refugees with no voice at UN 2011
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That, perhaps, was the most insidious element of Cheneyism, with its push to vocalise bloodlust and irrational vengefulness and make it part of everyday political discourse. wiley Says:
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Which leaves me wondering why the majority remains silent; why so few cis women feminists are prepared to vocalise their solidarity with trans women by calling out those cis women who persist in exercising their privilege.
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