Definitions
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- noun One who
vocalizes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
- noun a person who sings
Etymologies
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Examples
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“We are pleased to visit,” the Ambassador answered, its voice a whispery burble coming from a slender vocalizer gill between his eye stalks.
The Dreaming Void Hamilton, Peter F. 2007
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Spittle continued to dribble from its vocalizer gill, while its arms flopped round like landed fish inside their cybernetic casings.
The Dreaming Void Hamilton, Peter F. 2007
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He unreeled the tape a bit, ran it through the vocalizer, which he turned down to a whisper, then placed it within the Bard's vitals.
The Complete Stories Vol 1 Asimov, Isaac 1990
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The vocalizer made meaningless noises and Harker realized he had shouted in Anglic.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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While his Anglic was fluent, he used a vocalizer to convert the sounds he could make into clearly human tones.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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The vocalizer on his breast rendered the sounds he made into. soprano cadenzas and arpeggios, the speech of Lenidel.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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Yvonne had worked out the plausible phrases, and spent patient hours with vocalizer and recorder until they seemed right.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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A vocalizer converted the buzzes and whistles from its lower beak into recognizable Anglic syllables.
A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969
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Rrinn said into a vocalizer from the cache house: "How foresaw you, new skyswimmer, that any among us would know Eriau?"
A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969
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On the way back, he appropriated a vocalizer and a pair of sound recorders.
A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969
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