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.
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From the library
won’t she be savage if I’ve kept her waiting!” Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; so, when the Rabbit came near her, she began, in a low, timid voice, “If you please, sir—” The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and the fan, and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go.
I’ll try and say ‘_How doth the little_—’” and she crossed her hands on her lap as if she were saying lessons, and began to repeat it, but her voice sounded hoarse and strange, and the words did not come the same as they used to do:—
“Not like cats!” cried the Mouse, in a shrill, passionate voice.
Do come back again, and we won’t talk about cats or dogs either, if you don’t like them!” When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, “Let us get to the shore, and then I’ll tell you my history, and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs.”
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