Voice Speak Hear Singing Good Vɔɪs I Emotion

• i could hear voices in the next room.
• he recognized sarah's voice.
• to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice
• ‘i promise,’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice).

voice

1. the sound or sounds produced through the mouth by a person speaking or singing
• I could hear voices in the next room.
• He recognized Sarah's voice.
• to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice
• ‘I promise,’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice).
• to raise/lower your voice (= to speak louder/more quietly)
• Keep your voice down (= speak quietly).
• Don't take that tone of voice with me!
• Her voice shook with emotion.
• ‘There you are,’ said a voice behind me.
• When did his voice break (= become deep like a man's)?
• He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice (= could not speak).
• She has a good singing voice.
• She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight.
2. having a voice of the type mentioned
• low-voiced
• squeaky-voiced
3. the right to express your opinion and influence decisions
• Employees should have a voice in the decision-making process.
4. a particular attitude, opinion or feeling that is expressed; a feeling or an opinion that you become aware of inside yourself
• He pledged that his party would listen to the voice of the people.
• Very few dissenting voices were heard on the right of the party.
• the voice of reason/sanity/conscience
• ‘Coward!’ a tiny inner voice insisted.
5. the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence performs the action (the active voice) or is affected by it (the passive voice)
• See related entries: Grammar
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/grammar/voice_1
6. sound produced by movement of the vocal cords used in the pronunciation of vowels and some consonants
• see also voiced
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/voiced
7. the voice of God or your conscience, that tells you to do what is morally right
8. as loudly as possible
• She was screaming at the top of her voice.
9. to be able to speak or express your opinion
10. to express your feelings, worries, etc.
• Many workers at the meeting gave voice to their fears about job security.
11. to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
• She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
12. to express your feelings, opinions, etc. in a way that makes people notice and consider them
• The programme gives ordinary viewers a chance to make their voices heard.
13. as a group; with everyone agreeing
• The various opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.

Extra Examples

• ‘Do you have to speak to me in that tone of voice?’ she asked sadly.
• ‘Get out!’ she shouted in a shrill voice.
• ‘So he won’t come…’ her voice trailed off in disappointment.
• ‘Who is it?’ a female voice called out.
• An inner voice told him that what he had done was wrong.
• Can you turn this sentence into the passive voice?
• Dissenting voices at the newspaper are very rare.
• He managed to keep his voice steady despite his feelings of panic.
• He swallowed nervously as he tried to find his voice.
• Her voice echoed through the silent house.
• Her voice shook with fear.
• Her voice was filled with emotion.
• His deep voice cut through the silence.
• His voice broke when he was 14.
• His voice broke with emotion.
• His voice rose in angry protest.
• His voice suddenly thickened with emotion.
• I could tell from his slurred voice that he’d been drinking.
• I was shouting at the top of my voice but she couldn’t hear me.
• Many senior politicians have lent their voices to the campaign.
• Please keep your voice down so as not to wake the children.
• Please lower your voice!
• Powerful voices in the Senate are determined to bring down the president.
• Refugees have been unable to find a voice in politics.
• She dropped her voice to a whisper.
• She has a beautiful singing voice.
• She put on a silly voice as she imitated her boss.
• She was dimly aware of voices shouting.
• She was in good voice at the concert tonight.
• She was in good voice= singing well at the concert tonight.
• She’s a teacher who never has to raise her voice to discipline the children.
• She’s lost her voice and won’t be able to sing tonight.
• The flat, unemotional voice droned on.
• The home fans were in good voice before the match.
• The magazine gave voice to hundreds of oppressed factory workers.
• The main character was crazy, hearing voices in his head.
• The teachers speak with one voice when they demand an end to the cuts.
• There was fury in his voice as he answered her.
• They could hear a loud babble of voices coming from the crowded bar.
• Try to project your voice so that the people at the back of the room can hear you.
• a lone voice of dissent
• a society in which individuals are able to make their voices heard
• a writer with a highly distinctive voice
• the computer’s voice recognition capability
• to listen to the voice of conscience
• ‘I promise,’ she said in a small voice.
• He recognized Sarah’s voice.
• He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice.
• When did his voice break?
• to raise/lower your voice
• to speak in a deep/soft/loud/husky voice

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-.