Dictionary entry details
• VOCALIZATION (noun)
Meaning:
The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
phonation; vocalisation; vocalization; vox; vocalism; voice
Context examples:
a singer takes good care of his voice / the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
Hypernyms ("vocalization" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalization"):
singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)
sprechgesang; sprechstimme (a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking)
voice over (the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program)
Meaning:
The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
utterance; vocalization
Hypernyms ("vocalization" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Meronyms (parts of "vocalization"):
phone; sound; speech sound ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalization"):
roll call (calling out an official list of names)
pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)
exultation; jubilation; rejoicing (the utterance of sounds expressing great joy)
sigh; suspiration (an utterance made by exhaling audibly)
snarl (a vicious angry growl)
speaking; speech production (the utterance of intelligible speech)
speech (something spoken)
splutter; sputter (an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage))
rasp; rasping (uttering in an irritated tone)
growling (a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal))
profanity (vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
paging (calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system))
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
cry; yell (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate))
croak; croaking (a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog))
exclaiming; exclamation (an abrupt excited utterance)
expletive (a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line)
groan; moan (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)
howl; howling; ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
mumble (a soft indistinct utterance)
