voice
/vɔɪs/ noun A2- Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character. · The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.· Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.
- Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
- The tone or sound emitted by an object.
- The faculty or power of utterance. · to cultivate the voice
- That which is communicated; message; meaning.
- An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.
- One who speaks; a speaker.
- A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
Plural voices
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When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
This prospect of fresh festivity redoubled the hilarity of the guests to such a degree, that the elder Dantès, who, at the commencement of the repast, had commented upon the silence that prevailed, now found it difficult, amid the general din of voices, to obtain a moment’s tranquillity in which to drink to the health and prosperity of the bride and bridegroom.
“Shall we not set forth?” asked the sweet, silvery voice of Mercédès; “two o’clock has just struck, and you know we are expected in a quarter of an hour.”
Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, “Father—dear father!”
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