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voicen. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French voice, Latin vōc-, vōx. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman voice, voisce, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French voiz, vois (Middle French, French voix ) sound produced by the human vocal organs (10th cent.), capacity of producing vocal sounds, manner in which these are produced, voice as medium of verbal communication (c1100), sound (compared implicitly or explicitly with that of the human voice) produced by an instrument, natural phenomenon, etc. (c1100), order, warning, advice, call expressed by someone (c1170), sound produced by the larynx of an animal (c1200), sound, noise (end of 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), opinion (end of 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), language, speech, remark, utterance, word (early 13th cent.), hearing, say, right to be heard (c1260 in Anglo-Norman), oral corroboration (c1260 in Anglo-Norman), influence, authority, credibility (of a group) (a1266), sound which travels (in figurative contexts, of fame, etc.) (1305), voice as instrument of singing (1357), approval, favourable opinion (1369), (in music) note, tone (a1374), opinion expressed in a vote (a1410), speaker (15th cent.), and (in β. forms) < its etymon (ii) classical Latin vōc-, vōx human voice, voice as instrument of singing, animal voice, voice as expressing a person's authority or opinion, tone or quality of voice, sound produced by the voice, sound produced by a musical instrument, sound produced by other things, sound of a word, spoken utterance, words, pronouncement, language, speech, (in grammar) word, syllabic sound, expression, in post-classical Latin also vowel (4th cent.), (active or passive) voice (13th cent. in a British source; 16th cent. in continental sources) < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit vāc, Avestan vač, ancient Greek ὄπα (accusative). Compare Old Occitan votz, vos, Spanish voz (12th cent.), Portuguese voz (10th cent.), Italian voce (a1294).With with one (also †o, †a) voice at Phrases 1c compare classical Latin ūnā vōce , Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French a une voiz (end of the 11th cent.). With common voice (see sense 8a) compare Anglo-Norman commun voiz general agreement, approval (late 14th cent.). With voice of reason n. at Phrases 4 compare French la voix de la raison (1636). I. Sound produced by and characteristic of a specific person or animal. (A particularized instance of the phenomenon described in branch II.) 1. Sound produced by the vocal organs, esp. when speaking or singing, and regarded as characteristic of an individual person. Also: the individual organic means or capacity of producing such sounds. Also in extended use. Cf. sense 7. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > of an individual the mind > language > speech > one who speaks > [noun] c1300 St. Francis (Laud) l. 54 in C. Horstmann (1887) 55 Þo spac a voiz þare-inne [sc. from the cross or in the church] wel Mildeliche and softe, And seide, ‘Fraunceys, go þe forth’. c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) l. 5750 A voys sede as him þoȝte þes wordes þoru se [read þe] soun, ‘Wel is þe, wel is þe,’ as he vel adoun. c1390 (?c1350) (1871) l. 21 (MED) Þen com a vois to Ioseph and seide him þise wordes, Biddes him and his wyf..Gon out of Ierusalem. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. l. 260 A voice loude in þat liȝte to lucifer cryeth. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 802 He harde a voyce whyche seyde, ‘Go hens, thou sir Bors’. 1526 Acts x. 13 And a voyce spake vnto hym from heven: Ryse Peter Kyll and eate. 1597 W. Shakespeare iii. vii. 36 Some..hurld vp their caps, And some ten voices cried, God saue King Richard. View more context for this quotation 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 24 in Return Alpheus, the dread voice is past That shrunk thy streams. 1667 J. Milton iv. 167 There I had fixt Mine eyes till now..Had not a voice thus warnd me. View more context for this quotation 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan i. 462 In secret murmurs thus they sought relief, While no bold voice proclaim'd aloud their grief. 1794 A. Radcliffe III. v. 121 ‘It is I,’ replied the voice. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc I. 423 ‘I second that proposal’, exclaimed a voice. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in 136 About his feet A voice clung sobbing till he question'd it, ‘What art thou?’ and the voice about his feet Sent up an answer, sobbing, ‘I am thy fool’. 1904 L. Morris ii. i. 789 I heard a ghastly voice Out-ringing all the music, crying, ‘Treason!’ 1960 C. Day Lewis i. 15 It recurred in the long white forenoons of childhood, as I lay ill or convalescent, wafting up through the muted sounds of traffic, footsteps, voices. 2001 H. Collins vi. 86 They batter his skull—‘A belt! Get him intae a belt!’ a voice is shouting. the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > will of c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) cv. 24 Hij..gruched in her tabernacles and hij ne herd nouȝt þe voice of our Lord. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. l. 2643 There I herde and understod The vois of god with wordes cliere. a1450 (Vesp.) (1902) Prol. l. 70 'If þat ȝe here hys vose þis day, Turn noght ȝoure hertes fro hym oway'—Bott tyll hys voce ȝe tak gude hede. 1533 tr. Erasmus xv. sig. Ovii With out delay at ye voyce of god commaundyng him, he brought forthe his onely sonne to be slayne. 1563 N. Winȝet (1890) II. 7 That ony sentence in the haly Wreit is the voce and mynd of Christe. 1667 J. Milton ix. 653 God so commanded, and left that Command Sole Daughter of his voice . View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Hartcliffe 371 The Voice of Nature is the Voice of God. 1730 J. Thomson Hymn on Seasons in 231 And oft thy voice in awful thunder speaks. 1781 W. Hawkins Ode St. Cecilia's Day i. Chorus in 63 Musick, essence holy, high,..daughter of the voice of God. 1860 E. B. Pusey 474 They did violence to the majesty of the law, which was the very voice of God. 1870 J. H. Newman ii. x. 398 As prayer is the voice of man to God, so Revelation is the voice of God to man. 1911 J. London in Mar. 314/1 So Sea-Lion said that Big-Fat's voice was truly the voice of God and must be obeyed. 1966 33 143 [The argument] is ‘irresistible’ once we grant that the voice of the church, as uttered by the Pope, is the voice of Heaven. 2001 D. V. Porpora 15 About a third of the American people are Christian fundamentalists who believe the Bible is literally..the voice of God. c1380 (1879) l. 4727 (MED) ‘Montioye!’ þan Charlis gan to crye With ys voys wel an hye þat al men miȝte yt here. a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xxvii. 22 Þe voyce [L. vox] forsoþ is þe voyce of Iacob: bot þe hondez ben þe hondez of Esau. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 8904 And þan bigan sco for to cri Als wit a voce o propheci. c1475 (c1399) (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iii. l. 56 Þan cometh and crieth hir owen kynde dame, And þey [the young partridges] folwith þe vois at þe frist note. 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 218 Compleyne ȝour woice wnto the god abuffe. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1957) i. vi. 173 Quhy grantis thou nocht we mycht ioyn hand in hand And fortill heir and rendir vocis trew? 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach iii. f. 149v Though the Swyne wil roame at the knowen voyce of theyr swyneheard. 1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus 5 The sound of a sensible creature is properly called a Voyce, for things without sence haue no Voyce. 1616 J. Whalley 34 The other [warning] was, not to straine my voice with zealous labour. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals x, in tr. Virgil 48 Now let us rise, for hoarseness oft invades The Singer's Voice, who sings beneath the Shades. 1726 J. Swift I. ii. viii. 159 I admired as much at the Voices of him and his Men, who seemed to me only to whisper. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in II. xii. 283 When with rapid course we had arriv'd Within such distance as a voice may reach. 1820 J. Keats Isabella in 52 He inwardly did pray For power to speak; but still the ruddy tide Stifled his voice. 1853 M. Arnold 12 Call her once before you go.—Call once yet! In a voice that she will know. 1929 R. Hughes viii. 192 In a minute she was whispering, in two she was talking, in five her voice was in full blast. 1976 June 83/2 ‘That great face’, said Karkov with no tone in his voice at all. 2004 4 June 30/2 Boys sometimes change abruptly. They put on a growth spurt, their voices break. a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1963) 3 Kings xviii. 28 Þanne þe criedyn with a gret voice [L. voce magna]. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxxi. 1387 Sweete vois [for singing], he seiþ, beþ smale, subtile, þickke, cleere, scharpe, and schille. c1500 (?a1475) (1896) l. 439 (MED) On a rewde maner he salutyd all the rout, With a bold voyse carpyng wordys stout. 1560 Ezek. xxxiii. 32 A iesting song of one that hathe a pleasant voice. 1598 R. Barret iv. 105 To talke modestly, stilly, and with low voices. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. iii. 12 The onely prologues to a bad voice . View more context for this quotation 1635 A. Stafford 2 Whose due praise the Catholike Church doth at this day solemnely sing, but with a more elevated voyce. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace i. viii. 20 And then..with a gentle Voice Instil this Precept at his list'ning Ear. 1763 H. Walpole III. i. 22 Besides painting [he] had a talent for music and a good voice. 1819 J. F. Stephens XI. i. 127 White-bellied Goura..: it has a very disagreeable and mournful voice, which is repeatedly uttered. 1846 A. Marsh II. i. 32 ‘Come here, both of you’, says the lady, in a deep, awful voice. 1863 C. Kingsley iii. 102 He..began chatting away in his squeaking voice. 1908 L. M. Montgomery xxii. 252 Mrs. Allan says I have a good voice and she says I must sing in the Sunday-school choir after this. 1957 L. Durrell i. 36 He will recite the details in a sing-song voice. 2007 (Nexis) 3 June 38 You can still hear his beautifully modulated voice six months after his death from cancer inviting you to leave a message. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > faculty of producing the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > lose the voice [verb (intransitive)] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. l. 3025 (MED) Thogh him lacke vois..wailende in his bestly stevene, He made his pleignte unto the hevene. a1400 tr. Lanfranc (Ashm.) (1894) 217 (MED) If þei [sc. nerves] were kutt or prickid, þe pacient miȝte lese his vois for euere. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (N.Y. Acad. Med.:Wallner) iii. 99 Euel accidentez, as febre acute..abscisioun of þe voice [?c1425 Paris lesynge of the voyce], goyng out of þe eyen..bene dredeful & mortale..if þai abide. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in (1557) 58/1 Penker..so lost his voice that he was faine to leaue off. 1553 T. Wilson ii. f. 82 An vnlerned lawyer had been hourese and almost lost his voice with ouerlong speakyng. 1681 T. Delaune & B. Keach i. 153 It is said of a Wolf that if he first sees a man, the man loses his voice and cannot cry out. 1749 G. Lavington 46 A religious Nun..famed for Skill in Music and a fine Voice, had her Voice lost by a Hoarsness for ten Years. 1797 J. Beete ii. vi. 30 Since I've got the salt water down my throat, devil burn me, I've lost my voice. 1822 J. M. Good I. 476 In the one case..the voice was merely much weakened..in the other..the voice was lost altogether. 1838 J. Banim & M. Banim III. 298 Biddy now found her voice, and pillalooed, and clapt her hands. 1877 F. T. Roberts (ed. 3) I. 353 Voice is completely lost, and cough becomes aphonic. 1922 18 Mar. iii. 4/2 Janet suddenly found her voice. ‘What!’ she cried. 1971 K. Thomas xvii. 541 The Elizabethan vicar of Brenchley, Kent, who kept losing his voice when conducting the service in church, chose to blame this on the sorceries of one of his parishioners. 2000 11 Jan. 16/4 When a tenor lost his voice in midperformance of Verdi's Aïda and left the stage, opera buffs were aghast. 1612 T. Wilson Dict. Reuelation St. Iohn 63 in This was a commanding voice, from God to man. 1640 Bp. J. Hall ii. 110 The best state of the Church, where no dissenting voyce is heard above, or besides his fellowes. 1667 J. Milton i. 337 Yet to their Generals Voyce they soon obeyd Innumerable. View more context for this quotation 1720 23 All the Time the Business of Scandal was handling, there was not one dissenting Voice to be heard in the whole Assembly. 1796 J. Morse (new ed.) I. 329 A convention..ratified the constitution without a dissenting voice. 1827 W. Scott Highland Widow in 1st Ser. I. xii. 245 Here I will abide my fate; nor is there in Scotland a voice of power enough to bid me stir from hence, and be obeyed. 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. 435 When the voice of a single powerful member of the Batavian federation might have averted an event fatal to all the politics of Lewis, no such voice was raised. 1929 D. Loth ii. 15 Every few years he had an army and the people summoned..to confirm the system on which his authority rested. There were few dissenting voices. 1949 18 257 Only the occasional Transcendentalist raised an earnest objecting voice. 1999 (Nexis) 3 June a14 After they got control, liberals stopped talking about the need for different ideas to get a hearing. Instead, they began stamping out voices. 1860 P. Bayne ii. 68 As yet there was no poetic voice in which the blended influences of the time combined in cunning harmony. 1956 8 215 The mythological characters who form the composite ‘voice’ of the poem are transplanted from past to present and given a modern dress. 1987 Apr. 47/1 Both poets have voices that are unmistakably their own. 2006 30 Nov. 19/2 Jeffrey Eugenides, whose distinctive ‘choral’ narrator—a first-person-plural voice representing a group of teenaged boys—looks on as the five lovely daughters..kill themselves over the course of some months. †2. the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] c1300 St. Patrick's Purgatory (Laud) l.252 in C. Horstmann (1887) 207 (MED) Þeos wrechche gostes..criden..ake..heo ne miȝten onneþe Ani voiz out-bringe bote ase a man þat were ope þe pointe of deþe. c1330 Short Metrical Chron. (Auch.) l. 2326 in (1931) 46 145/1 (MED) Y no can telle ȝou wiþ no voice Hou lef him hadde ben to win þe croice. 1526 W. Bonde iii. sig. gviv Some coude nat saye so moche, but onely expresse suche voyces, that be nat in vse to signifye any thyng. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus f. 164v The Greke voice κλεὶς signifieth bothe a keye..and also the canell bone. 1586 J. Ferne 4 A gentleman or a nobleman..(for I do wittingly confound these voices). 1614 W. Raleigh i. i. viii. §9. 147 Cethim is a voice plurall..and signifieth percussores. 1654 Bp. J. Taylor 129 For as Aquinas said, in all sciences words signifie things, but it is proper to Theologie, that things themselves signified or expressed by voices should also signifie something beyond it. 1697 tr. F. Burgersdijck i. xxiv. 98 Of Voices..That we call Articulate which consists of so many Syllables, or Letters..So that it may be written, as, Man, Animal, &c. the mind > language > speech > [noun] > that which is or can be spoken c1350 (Harl. 874) (1961) 6 (MED) Þe gode prelates of holy chirche..vnderstonden þe voices [v.r. voice] of þe godspelles. a1400 (a1325) (Gött.) l. 3806 (MED) He..made to godd a voice [a1400 Vesp. voo, a1400 Fairf. bone] anon, And said, ‘if godd be mi freind, [etc.].’ c1450 (1904) I. 17 It had bene mor expedient vnto þe þis day for to hafe etyn flessh in þi cell, þan for to hafe made þis voyce of þine abstinence emange so many of þi brethir. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy (1903) II. 233 The thing that was in dout was cleirly discussit be ane voce that was happely spokin for sone eftir that Camillus had maid his orisone the senat convenit in the court. 1598 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Plutarch De Curiositate in (1899) 130 [The] busy man..go he wyl to Jugis seates, to markets and to portz; Vsing this vois, ‘have you no newes to-day?’ 1608 sig. B2 In thy change, This voice into all places wil be hurld: thou and the deuill has deceaued the world. 1657 I. 10 May They neuer askit his voce bot held him as a cipher. 1781 H. Blair in xliv. iii 'Tis finish'd, was his latest voice. 1781 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg II. xiii. 365 After this was heard the following Voice, Go now, and put on your Robes of Royalty. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] c1375 (?c1280) Birth Jesus (Egerton) l. 1007 in C. Horstmann (1875) 1st Ser. 104 (MED) Þe vois anheiȝ is iherd, muche wep and morninge; Rachel bi wep hire sones. c1425 (Egerton) (1967) l. 650 (MED) He prayed for man til his fader hyngand an the croys..and ȝeld the gast with a gret voys. c1450 J. Capgrave (1910) 22 (MED) He þrew him-selue down vndyr þe tre, and swech lamentable voyses he þrew on-to heuene. 1657 S. Purchas i. v. 12 With two or three loud voyces Ceaseth all their disports,..untill the next morning when by a like voyce they [sc. bees] have liberty given them to play. 3. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > a vote the mind > language > speech > [noun] the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting in other specific ways a1325 St. Aldhelm (Corpus Cambr.) l. 35-6 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill (1956) 212 (MED) Þe hous of Malmesburi euere so fre were..þat hi cheose hore abbot after hore owe uoiss; And þat no prince nabbe poer to destorbi hor uoiss. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. l. 1828 Thus grante I yow myn hole vois Ches for ous bothen, I you preie. a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann (1881) 2nd Ser. 150 (MED) Paschasius gaf his voice in hy To him he wist was les wurthy. 1490 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1489 §33. m. 11 If in the seid eleccions..the voises be divided and egall for sondry partis, then the voise of the maire..to stond and be reputed for .ij. voices in the same electcon. 1549 W. Thomas f. 79 This maner of geuyng theyr voices by ballotte, is one of the laudablest thynges vsed amongest theim. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo (1586) ii. 108 b The new Academikes that were before chosen by priuie voyces. 1606 E. Hoby in R. F. Williams (1848) (modernized text) I. 62 Upon long debate in the House, and put to the question,..Oxford won it by many voices. 1691 A. Wood I. 846 In the year 1626 was a greater Canvas than this, there being then 1078 voices given on all Sides. 1776 J. Adams (1854) IX. 376 A motion is made, and carried by a majority of one voice. 1855 J. S. Watson tr. Xenophon i. x. §9 (note) But on the whole, the other interpretation seems to have most voices in favour of it. 1924 E. W. Hughes x. 241 If the voices and vote on division be at variance, do not agree, the voice vote will bind. 1996 G. B. Tangwa 119 I used to wonder how he had managed to count the voices and..how he had managed to distinguish the ‘Yeas’ from the ‘Nays’. 2004 (Nexis) 23 Apr. If we fail to take swift action, we will again see military ballots lost... It would be an enormous disservice to fail to count the voices of the very individuals fighting for democracy. society > authority > [noun] > decisive authority society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > right to take part in 1538 R. Morison tr. J. Sturm sig. E.iii There be manye amonges you, that crie and say, that no man ought to haue a voice in the generall councill, but they alone that are of the clergie. 1610 H. Broughton (new ed.) xiii. 179 Scholars all should haue a voice in Bishopps proceedings. 1697 W. Wake iv. 213 That their [sc. the Clergy's] names were call'd over the beginning of every Parliament; that they had a Voice in it, and made a part of the Commons there. 1780 A. Young (Dublin ed.) II. vii. 52 I should apprehend that it might be proper to give them a voice in the election of members of parliament. 1783 1 595/1 The principles of civil liberty require that every independent agent in a state..should have a voice in the choice of his governors. 1835 H. Malden 169 The appointments to the remaining five [professorships] are of a mixed nature, but the town-council has a voice in all. 1888 21 Apr. The one thing which the labourer wants is a voice in the management of the workhouse. 1892 I. Zangwill II. 296 Now at last we poor orthodox will have a voice. 1943 P. Van Paassen v. 287 That working class will..ask for more schools, more art,..a share in the political field, a voice in the running of affairs. 1992 B. Wheaton & Z. Kavan ii. v. 110 The problem posed by the discrepancy between the public's wish for a voice in the election and the constraints of the constitution. 2007 (Nexis) 7 Nov. 9 Mrs Mockler..said the party was formed so carers would have a voice in Parliament. the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] 1600 W. Shakespeare i. i. 54 In this kinde, wanting your fathers voice, The other must be held the worthier. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. v. 114 Thou should'st neither want my meanes for thy releefe, nor my voyce for thy preferment. View more context for this quotation 4. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > utterance of vocal sound > sound of specific type of utterance c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) cxxxix. 7 (MED) Here, Lord, þe voice of my prayere. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vi. l. 426 The vois of his preiynge, Which herd was to the goddes hihe. a1425 (c1395) (Royal) (1850) Psalms vi. 9 The Lord hath herd the vois [L. vocem] of my wepyng. 1551 Lev. v. 1 When a soule hath synned and herde ye voyce of cursing. 1594 A. Hume 47 I will rejoice in Ierusalem, and joy in my people, and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 1611 Psalms xxxi. 22 Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cryed vnto thee. View more context for this quotation 1660 W. Davenant 2 His Remorse seem'd led by their Despair, Beyond the sight of Hope, or voice of Prayer. 1785 W. Cowper v. 887 'Tis the voice of song—A loud hosanna sent from all thy works. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in I. xviii. 617 And sweet was heard The voice around of Hymenæal song. 1817 J. Mill II. v. ix. 714 From that very moment, complaint was extinguished; and the voice of praise..occupied the vacant air. 1868 Nov. 723 It startles one to think of Kit Burns's rat-pit in Water street, New York,..resounding with the voice of prayer and the hymn of praise. 1932 A. Z. Idelsohn ii. xvi. 211 Others interpreted the sound to be like the vibrating voice of weeping. 1958 C. Achebe xvii. 135 He heard the voice of singing and although it came from a handful of men it was loud and confident. 1996 115 25 The voice of song of the angels and the silence of the cult of the Priestly Temple. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > other sounds spec. > [noun] > of elements c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) ciii. 8 (MED) Hij shul douten of þe voice [L. voce] of þy þonder. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring (1891) xcii. 5 Fram þe voices [L. vocibus] of mani waters. a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms xcii. 3 The flodis rereden vp ther vois. Flodis rereden vp ther flowingis; fro the voises of manye watris. 1539 Psalms lxxvii. 18 The voyce of thy thonder was hearde rounde aboute. 1589 T. White 16 The voyce of thunder smiteth with terror the harts of Lyons. 1611 Isa. lxvi. 6 A voice of noyse from the city, a voice from the Temple. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil 62 With a roaring sound The rising Rivers float the nether ground; And Rocks the bellowing Voice of boiling Seas rebound. View more context for this quotation 1749 W. Hawkins ii. i. 31 Know, if ever more I greet your Ear, 'Twill be with Thunder, and the Voice of War. 1785 W. Cowper i. 191 Upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain. 1801 W. Scott Glenfinlas in M. G. Lewis I. 135 The voice of thunder shook the wood. 1850 E. K. Kane Jrnl. 23 Sept. in (1853) xxvi. 211 The voices of the ice..are at this moment dinning in my ears. 1871 W. Black I. viii. 129 The great wild mass of waves, which had a voice like thunder far out beyond the mere dashing on the beach. 1917 ‘Contact’ 100 The double strain of watching the Hun and listening to the jerky voice of the engine. 1926 C. Dane in C. Asquith iii. 134 The voice of apple-trees sighing in the wind. 1996 L. Cruden v. 174 For a while after that there is silence except for the voice of the fire. society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms Prol. l. 14 At þe vois of þat instrument dauyþ song psalmys befor þe arke in þe tabernacle of þe lord. 1535 2 Chron. v. 13 Whan the voyce arose from ye trompettes, cymbales and other instrumentes of musick. 1551 Exod. xix. 16 The voyce of ye horne waxed exceadynge lowde. 1607 E. Topsell 313 They must bee such as wil reioyce and gather stomacke at the voice of musicke, or trumpets. 1609 W. Shakespeare i. iii. 254 Trumpet blowe alowd, Send thy brasse voyce through all these lazie tents. 1654 P. Heylyn viii. xv. 328 Such also shall the voyce of the Trumpet be in the day of Judgement. 1713 J. Addison iii. iii O Marcus, I am warm'd; my heart Leaps at the trumpet's voice, and burns for glory. 1792 J. Barlow 18 Prance to the trumpet's voice; while each assumes A loftier gait, and lifts his neck of plumes. 1825 H. W. Longfellow ii. 26 The wild horn, whose voice the woodland fills, Was ringing to the merry shout. 1841 J. G. Whittier 66 Clearly on the calm air swells The twilight voice of distant bells. 1922 8 165 The diatonic theme, the voice of the oboe, the stroke of the timpani were at the service of all. 1978 M. Sarton xiii. 141 Little by little such thoughts subsided, and the intricate, thrilling voice of the cello took over. 1996 E. A. Proulx (1997) 486 [The accordion] needed everything—new bellows, new reed, new springs,..and more. But it had a wonderful voice, sonorous, plangent, shouting in grief to the mountain slope. a1425 (a1382) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Gen. iv. 10 The vois [L. vox] of the blood of thi brother crieth to me fro the erthe. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen 104 Ye voce of his blwid cryis..to ye hewine. 1649 R. Baxter (1650) iii. ii. 291 O sinner, I beseech thee for thy own sake, think of this for prevention, while the voice of mercy soundeth in thine ears. 1734 A. Pope ii. ii. 99 Unworthy He, the voice of Fame to hear. 1751 T. Gray xi. 7 Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust? 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in I. 198 He dreaded that the voice of truth should be heard. 1839 J. Yeowell (1847) ix. 90 Where the voice of tradition has been strong, unvarying, and continued. 1843 T. Carlyle iii. ii. 196 Came it never,..like the voice of old Eternities, far-sounding through thy heart of hearts? 1940 L. MacNeice 10 The stupidity of men Who cancel the voices of the heart with barbarous noise. 1978 R. Shelton (1982) 159 I thought I heard the voice of mountains which spoke only at night. 1990 29 Mar. 16/3 In spite of the generally avuncular tone of the narrator, the voice of tolerance isn't much heard. the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > a spiritual body > utterance of 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch 71 Sometimes he layed the terrour and feare of the goddes before their eyes, making them beleeue that he had seene straunge visions, or that he had heard voyces. 1673 R. Baxter i. vi. 314 Some of them that are near distraction, verily think that they hear voices, and see lights, and apparitions. 1690 tr. J. Le Clerc i. 13 They had Visions by Day or by Night; they heard Voices; or they were inwardly Inspired. 1722 D. Defoe 27 I hope with out breach of Charity, that they View previous heard Voices that never spake, and saw Sights that never appear'd; but the Imagination of the People was really turn'd wayward and possess'd. 1743 C. Chauncy i. 86 Besides hearing Voices, it was no uncommon Thing with him to see Visions. 1847 19 Nov. 5/5 She had heard him complain of ‘hearing voices in his head’. 1872 E. Eggleston xxv. 168 Mrs. Anderson, true to her excitable temper, became fanatic—dreaming dreams, seeing visions, hearing voices, praying twenty times a day. 1924 G. B. Shaw p. xv Joan must be judged a sane woman in spite of her voices because they never gave her any advice that might not have come to her from her mother wit. 1975 ‘J. Lymington’ ii. 30 A voice come to me in the night... Me Mum used to 'ave voices. Told 'er all sort er things. 2005 (Nexis) 30 Jan. 38 In a trough of depression, Sutcliffe claims he began to hear the voices telling him to go on his mission. society > morality > [noun] > moral sense > conscience > prompting 1600 W. Perkins tr. T. de Bèze Of Conscience (ed. 2) ii, in (new ed.) 834 They cannot heare the voice of conscience, they cannot receiue consciences testimonie, nay they cannot see what is in the heart of man. 1654 E. Leigh ix. iv. 809 It must not be taken as the voice of conscience, but as the voice of Satan. 1728 J. A. Du Cerceau tr. J. T. Krusinski II. 76 When the Voice of Duty was too weak, that of Compassion at least ought to have been heard. 1785 W. Cowper v. 685 The still small voice is wanted. 1796 E. Burke (1844) IV. 389 I advised, that you should obey the voice of what we considered an indispensable duty. 1810 tr. II. 110 That interior voice, that inflexible judge which speaks within us. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato (ed. 2) I. 419 The voice of conscience, too, was heard, reminding the good man that he was not altogether innocent. 1901 5 Feb. 9/2 The inexorable voice of duty forbids the principal mourners from devoting themselves exclusively to the indulgence of their grief. 1956 I. Stock i. 23 Only an ‘inner voice’, can be the proper judge of the individual's moral rectitude. 2001 S. Blackburn (2002) iii. 108 We might still fear that the voice of conscience is a delusion. 5. a1425 J. Wyclif (1871) II. 2 (MED) Joon was vois of Goddis word. 1600 W. Shakespeare iv. i. 245 You were..To vs th'imagine voice of God himselfe. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iv. 61 I (now the voyce of the recorded Law) Pronounce a sentence. View more context for this quotation 1750 T. Nugent tr. M. de Secondat II. xxvi. xxi. 217 [Ambassadors] are the voice of the prince who sends them. 1850 Ld. Tennyson cxi. 174 A potent voice of Parliament, A pillar steadfast in the storm. View more context for this quotation 1876 J. R. Lowell in Mar. 173 This no doubt is one of the chief praises of Gray, as of other poets, that he is the voice of emotions common to all mankind. 1903 Apr. 602 They met with no contradiction from Lord Cranborne, the present voice of the Foreign Office in the House of Commons. 1978 3 Apr. 15/5 Pickles became the voice of honest, sturdy decency baffled in a world where virtues are handicaps. 2001 M. Beschloss in L. Cannon p. viii [Reagan] was the voice of Americans who were tired of what they saw as Washington-ordered social engineering. society > communication > expression > [noun] > means of 1604 W. Covell xii. 165 Reason..be but that voice of nature, which neuer changeth. 1609 W. Shakespeare lxix. sig. E3 All toungs (the voice of soules) giue thee that end, Vttring bare truth. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Hartcliffe 371 The Consent of Mankind is the Voice of Nature. 1768 E. Wynne III. iii. 94 History..is the voice of Truth. a1854 H. Reed (1857) ii. 45 Poetry is the voice of imagination. 1872 J. Morley i. 3 The scientific reason urgently seeks instruments and a voice. 1901 W. B. Yeats 7 Dec. (1994) III. 132 Lyric poetry is the voice of what metaphysicians call innate knowledge,..for it expresses the relation of the soul to eternal beauty and truth. 1987 P. Conrad iii. 109 In the bel canto operas, music is the voice of what Leigh Hunt called the impassioned ‘animal ardour’ of romantic Italy. 1997 J. Franks in C. Riegel vii. 109 Irony is the voice of victory and the voice of feminism. 6. Music. society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun] society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] a1513 J. Irland (1965) II. 110 Consonaunt as the voces and the notis in the sang. 1598 F. Meres tr. Luis de Granada ii. xx. 511 If all the voyces were of one qualitie and stampe, they should all be either Baces or Meanes, which would make neither musicke nor harmony. 1607 in J. Nichols (1828) II. 107 Sixe cornets and sixe chappell-voyces were seated almost right against them. 1664 S. Pepys 2 Aug. (1971) V. 230 [He] hath sent for voices and painters and other persons from Italy. a1684 J. Evelyn anno 1650 (1955) III. 23 A Consort of French Musick & Voices, consisting of 24. 1764 A. Williams (ed. 2) viii. 40 A Unison, is one Sound, tho' performed by several Voices, or Instruments. 1768 W. Hayes 9 I usually charge two guineas for the use of each Oratorio, viz. for the score and parts, for the voices and instruments, which is extremely moderate. 1840 XVI. 467/2 Dialogues in verse..which he caused to be performed by the most beautiful voices in Rome. 1862 III. 9/2 Another Chorus of hundreds of voices, and eighty harps, which had been assembled and trained for the same occasion. 1905 46 670/1 The voices were sweet and tuneful, but the alto parts were not sufficiently in force. 1955 D. Stevens i. 12 Most of the larger abbeys and cathedrals..possessed choirs of twenty or more voices. 1991 Oct. 60/2 One of the lead voices behind the neopsychedelic group..has released..his first ‘solo’ recording. 2000 (Nexis) 27 July 6 I had for some time been concerned to commission a dramatic work for voices and orchestra. society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] > vocal part in music 1593 T. Morley (title) Canzonets or little short songs to three voyces. 1667 S. Pepys 24 Jan. (1974) VIII. 29 Mrs. Anne Jones,..who dances well..and danced with great pleasure..and then sung many things of three voices. 1698 (Royal Soc.) 20 302 Several Parts or Voices (as Bass, Treble, Mean, &c. sung in Consort). 1706 A. Bedford iii. 55 This one Voice or Part is mentioned as the greatest Excellency of the Temple Musick. 1763 H. S. J. Giral del Pino I. at Discante Descant in musick... Sometimes they take it for the whole harmony of many voices, sometimes for one of the voices, or parts, when the whole song is not passing three voices. 1846 J. F. Warner tr. G. Weber II. viii. 580 At the next quarter-note, the upper voice has a secondary tone.., and the second voice has the fundamental fifth. 1859 9 164/2 The second voice here ascends above the first. 1938 337/2 A fugue is more or less strictly..in a fixed number of melodic strands—called voices, the form being obviously in its origin a choral one. 1940 26 60/2 Both voices are written in the treble clef, and the range is well adapted to a chorus of seventh or eighth grade boys. 1989 V. 36/2 An unaccompanied theme, or ‘subject’, that is taken up in turn by the other parts, or ‘voices’. 2004 K. Kroeger & M. Kroeger in D. Read I. 199/2 The notation of the voices is almost always as Read wrote it, but occasionally a note value has been altered, especially in the bass voice. society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint > other parts 1967 R. A. Moog in Feb. 42/2 Electronic musical instruments..include monophonic (single-voice) instruments, such as the ‘Solovox’ and the ‘Ondioline’, and polyphonic instruments such as electronic guitars [etc.]. 1986 (Nexis) 20 June vi. 30/1 All but the cheapest synthesizers are polyphonic, which means that they play chords (several notes sounding together). Polyphony is usually expressed in a number of ‘voices’, generally ranging from four to eight. 2004 S. Hunter (2005) x. 179 This is a Roland Jupiter 8. It's an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer with a 61-note keyboard with 2 VCOs per voice. society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > electronic > electronic effects and devices 1970 57 77 A PianoAttack Percussion system enables the player to create various percussion voices. 1984 III. 484/1 The sounds are generated by 32 digital oscillators and there is a choice of 48 ‘voices’—24 permanent ones and 24 from a plug-in cartridge. 1996 C. Jenkins in P. Trynka 63/3 General MIDI introduced the concept of a standardized Tone Map, roughly matching general patches such as piano, string, bass or percussion voices. 2000 (Nexis) 27 July g 1/1 Electronic voices, as the digitally sampled sounds are called. II. The sound that can be produced by the vocal organs of humans or animals, considered as a general fact or phenomenon. 7. Sound produced by the vocal organs of humans or animals and usually uttered through the mouth or nose; esp. sound formed in the human larynx in speaking, singing, or other utterance; vocal sound as a means of human utterance or expression. Also occasionally: the faculty or power of producing such sound; the organs by which it is produced. Also in extended use. Cf. sense 1. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] c1330 (?a1300) (Auch.) (1973) l. 4853 Ten com bihinde..Wiþ loude voice and to hem gradde. c1400 (?a1300) (Laud) (1952) 3858 And hem he seide, wiþ voice clere: ‘Jch bidde, frendes, þat ȝe me here!’ c1460 in A. Clark (1907) 18 Hit shall be lefull to yow..in lowe voice to saye diuine seruice. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. (Rawl.) (1898) 140 Therfor criet the pepill, har kynge and his good werkes with hey woyce commendid and Preisit. a1500 (1870) 13 Throw birdis songe with opine wox one hy, That sessit not one luffaris for to cry. 1599 A. Hume sig. B3 When I waill with weeping vose, Lord, to my plaint giue eare. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens x. xxii. 197 The Nymph..with low Voyce..drown'd in her Tears did moan Of so strange Valour a Requital bad. 1667 J. Milton v. 37 Methought Close at mine ear one call'd me forth to walk With gentle voice . View more context for this quotation 1749 A. Hill (rev. ed.) iii. xviii. 134 The pitying Hero..with high Voice, and aweful Mien, to the mix'd People spoke. 1790 H. J. Pye 19 The eunuch train Trill with soft voice the unimpassion'd strain. 1819 P. B. Shelley v. iv. 98 Muttering with hoarse, harsh voice. 1871 ‘M. Legrand’ xxii. 365 Mr. Chutney would have..ejaculated, in orotund voice, ‘Alas!’ 1940 83 4 Mrs. Harriman still speaks with gentle voice, sound judgement and tenacious purpose. 1954 K. Markkandaya iv. 40 The overseer..made much play of his authority, directing them with loud voice and many gestures but doing not a stroke of work himself. 2006 S. M. Zeitels in K. H. Calhoun & D. E. Eibling xxxiv. 367 This should be done at a conversational level and in loud voice to evaluate maximal range tasks. a1375 (c1350) (1867) l. 40 Þe son of þe cry com to þe cowherde euene, þat he wist witerly it was þe voys of a childe. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 83 Þe voys þat þey makeþ is liker to an houndes berkynge þan to a manis voys. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxiii. 211 To schape þe voys aier is ifonge in þe leues of þe longen. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 11420 Þis ilk stern..said to þaim wit mans woice, Þat þai suld wend to Iuen land. a1530 T. Lupset (1535) sig. Dviii Nothinge garnisheth mans voice better then trouth of his tale. 1580 J. Hay Certain Demandes in T. G. Law (1901) 39 The trew intelligence..and nocht the outward sounding of the woce. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay v. 59 There is..a dubble Speech; the one in the mynd,..the other the sounding image thereof,..vttered by our mouth and..termed the Speech of the Voyce. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch 838 Plato defineth the Voice to be a spirit. 1609 W. Shakespeare iii. ii. 85 They that haue the voyce of Lyons, and the act of Hares are they not monsters? View more context for this quotation 1650 H. Vaughan 60 Thou [sc. the Bible] art the great Elixir, rare, and Choice;..The Word in Characters, God in the Voice. 1710 M. Henry Disputes Reviewed in (1853) II. 464/1 When the temper is not kept within due bounds, commonly the voice is not. 1780 W. Shaw (title) A Galic and English Dictionary. Containing all the Words in the Scotch and Irish Dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the Voice, and Old Books and MSS. 1831 W. Youatt viii. 152 The voice of animals is produced by the passage of air through this aperture. 1842 XXIV. 154/1 Speaking-pipes, or tubes to convey the voice from one place to another. 1889 J. Ruskin III. iv. 162 The Voice is the eternal musical instrument of heaven and earth, from angels down to birds. 1916 16 991 The voice is capable of making fine and delicate discrimination analogous to those of a hand in writing or of the eye in recognizing a friend. 1959 XII. 570/2 In that type of vocal performance known as ‘crooning’ the lower range of the voice is chiefly used. 2005 D. Gomery iii. 26 The phonograph proved a poor substitute in clarity and tone for the human voice. society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > gift or power of singing a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 17840 And als sun þai spak wit woice. a1425 J. Wyclif (1869) I. 75 Among alle þingis vois is a freel þing. 1444 in J. Stuart (1844) I. 12 He sal vphald the ladymesse with uoce on Twisdai, Thurisdai, and Fridai ilke owke for a yher. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville (Caxton) iv. xx. f. lxvijv See howe my sone..Bymeueth hym in herte chere and voys. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 119 I teche wiþoute voice of wordes, wiþoute confusion of opinyons. a1513 W. Dunbar (1998) I. 167 Than all the birdis song with voce on hicht. 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier iii. i. 132 These are..melancholie showes, That..counterfet the dead in voyce and figure. 1608 E. Topsell 134 A vocall iustice, which speaketh in action though not in voyce. a1650 T. May (1688) cxlix. 417 Let them sound praise with voice of lute. 1667 S. Pepys 12 Feb. (1974) VIII. 55 I confess I was mightily pleased with the music. He pretends not to voice, though it be good but not excellent. 1728 E. Chambers (at cited word) That Canal, then, which at first pass'd for the principal Organ of Voice is found not to be so much as the secondary one. 1782 W. Cowper tr. V. Bourne Cricket in W. Cowper 340 Though in voice and shape they be Form'd as if akin to thee. 1788 C. Smith IV. iv. 90 Emmeline with great difficulty found voice enough to explain their accidental meeting. 1815 W. Scott 9 We yet may hear the hour Peal'd over orchard and canal, With voice prolong'd and measured fall. 1836 W. S. Landor (1839) II. 48 Fame, despoil'd of voice and pinion, dies. 1884 F. M. Crawford (ed. 2) I. 2 He had so much voice that he did not know what to do with it. 1910 12 June (Monthly Mag.) 27 (advt.) In these recordings the wonderful golden quality of voice..is found in all its natural beauty. 1936 R. Pitter (1996) 55 I crave..Forgetfulness of voice of hollow wave. 1977 T. Hughes 34 Finally he just stands, gripping her shoulders, Blasting her from all sides with voice. 1998 A. Pease & B. Pease (1999) ii. 44 Women are simply better at picking up the small nuances in body language, vocal cues, tone of voice and other sensory stimuli. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > sound of voices 1829 S. Dixon 115 A moment—and that ominous Immense Is full of voice, the murmur of a roar—Even as the Tempest's stirred Omnipotence Its note of preparation sent before. 1831 G. P. R. James I. ii The earth was full of flowers, and the woods full of voice. 1894 L. Binyon Niobe in 14 The vacant halls, that late Echoed with voice and laughter all the morn. †8. the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) v. 995 (MED) Neptune..hem wolde assaile And robbe..Wherof the comun vois aros In every lond. ?a1425 (Egerton) (1889) 27 Þe comoun voice es þare þat þai er þe bernes of Joseph. ?1464 J. Russe in (2004) II. 282 It is my part to enfourme youre maistirshy[p] as the comown voyse is..fore it is half a deth to me to here the generall voyse of the pepyll, whiche dayli encreasyth. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. ccclxxxiv. 651 In this meane tyme voyce and bruyte ranne through London, howe these vnhappy people were lykely to sle the kynge [etc.]. 1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ sig. Kviij The voyce went the same time..that there was a letter..sent into Normandy, conteining these wordes. 1607 in R. F. Williams (1848) (modernized text) I. 70 All Sunday it was current that the parliament did hold, but now the voice runs otherwise. 1652 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi (new ed.) ii. 100 The next day the voice went up and down, that..they intended to introduce Forreign force. 1685 tr. G. de Brémond (ed. 2) 127 The general voice is, that for Love of this Slave, you have rid your hands of the Sultaness and Alexander. the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour > a piece of rumour 1463 in (1874) XII. 30/1 Þe kingis declaratioun..quhilk..þai hald sufficiant to purge þe said Alexander..of þe said voice and Rumor. 1538 in H. Ellis (1824) 1st Ser. II. 98 Ther ys a voyce that yt shulde be the Duchys of Myllayn. a1540 R. Barnes Lawfull for Priestes to marry Wiues in W. Tyndale et al. (1573) ii. 330/1 There runneth a great voyce of mee, that I haue maried a wife. 1619 T. Lorkin in R. F. Williams (1848) (modernized text) II. 156 There is a voice, that my Lord North sets forth four ships. 1639 H. Wotton in L. P. Smith (1907) II. 410 We have a new strange voice flying here, that the Prince Palatine is towards a marriage. 1684 39 This voice and rumor in the Country made him to go into the Country, but it shews he was no contriver of the Report. the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > of something 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 1138 Sum off thaim said the queyn luffyt Wallace For the gret woice off his hie nobilnas. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy xxviii. xlvi. 707 His power increased dayly; for that the Frenchmen flocked unto him from all parts, upon the noyse and voyce of his name. 9. The expressed opinion, judgement, or will of a body of people, occasionally as shown by voting. Cf. sense 3. the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [noun] > generally accepted or expressed opinion a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) Prol. l. 124 The world is changed overal,..And that I take to record Of every lond for his partie The comun vois, which mai noght lie. 1566 W. Painter I. xxii. f. 45v The Lion by generall voice was giuen vnto hym, for reward. 1594 W. Shakespeare v. iii. 139 Lucius our Emperour for well I know, The common voice doe cry it shall be so. View more context for this quotation 1612 W. S. sig. A4 I could display, A Good man in each part exact; and force The common voyce to warrant what I say. 1665 N. Hodges v. 129 If these Pseudochymists by any means can mis-represent the lawful Professors of Physick to the World..they imagine that the common voice will be for them and their Preparations. 1746 W. Dunkin tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace ii. ii. 150 Much I endure, when writing I would bribe The public Voice. 1773 H. Chapone II. 212 I believe the general voice will direct you to Hume. 1803 W. Wirt Let. 5 Aug. in J. P. Kennedy (1849) I. viii. 100 He will but echo the popular voice, with the single motive of retaining his ill-deserved office rather than offend the people by honest service. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Œnone (rev. ed.) in (new ed.) I. 122 To me, by common voice Elected umpire, Herè comes to-day. 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. vi. 123 While the king was thus trying to terrify the lords of articles into submission, the popular voice encouraged them to persist. 1904 52 634 After freeing the country from foreign foes..the awakened people at once prepared to establish a stable government by the general voice. 1970 5 June 1/5 The main election issues, if you put it to the popular voice, are the cost of living, reduced taxation and full employment. 2002 P.-J. Salazar v. 89 A sharp distinction between the public voice..and the abstract voice of the political parties. the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > expressed by a group the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > opinion held by group > [noun] the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > a vote > collective vote of a body ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 303 Hakon..of best he bare þe voice: in stede of kynges banere, he did him bere þe croice. 1605 B. Jonson iv. i. 358 I feare, you wrong him. He has the voice to be an honest Romane. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. ii. 110 Whatsoeuer cunning fiend it was That wrought vpon thee so preposterously, Hath got the voyce in hell for excellence. View more context for this quotation 1628 J. Earle l. sig. I7 [He] cries Chaucer for his Money aboue all our English Poets: because the voice ha's gone so. 1706 N. Rowe ii. i So shall the Voice in Ithaca be for you. 1787 G. Washington Let. in (1891) XI. 181 (note) Thus stands the matter at present in this State. I think nevertheless the voice is for it. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > a vote > collective vote of a body 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 913 With the great seill and woice off hys parliament. 1548 f. lxii The whole voice of the commons was to yelde, yeld, rather then starue. 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello i. sig. Bij Theym whose harts by nature abhorres to be tryed by the barbarovs voice of so vile and base people. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher ii. ii. 88 A President..in committing freely Your scruple to the voyce of Christendome. 1651 T. Hobbes i. xvi. 82 The voyce of the greater number, must be considered as the voyce of them all. 1711 J. Swift 78 It is the Folly of too many, to mistake the Eccho of a London Coffee-house for the Voice of the Kingdom. 1780 No. 77 Before the trial of an atrocious criminal, the unanimous voice of the Public is, that he should be led out to punishment. 1837 T. Carlyle I. iv. i. 168 It is the voice of all France, this sound that rises. 1849 T. B. Macaulay I. ii. 167 Recalled by the voice of both the contending factions, he was the very man to arbitrate between them. 1945 P. H. Landis xii. 226 It is important that a progressive democratic society be willing to listen to the voice of youth. 1960 D. C. Coyle vi. 183 The state legislatures began nominating Lincoln for a second term. It looked as though they had heard the People's voice. 2004 (Nexis) 30 July 21 He hoped it would be harder for the governments to ignore the voice of two prominent business organisations in the North West. 1925 22 Aug. 14/1 If you tune in on WSB any evening at 8 or 10:45, you hear ‘The voice of the South’—the Atlanta Journal. 1942 9 Oct. 19/1 With all the short-wave stations under control of two Federal agencies.., it is expected that ‘the Voice of America’ will tell more nearly the same story. 1970 J. D. Caute iv. 51 In 1956 the Voice of Free Algeria came on the air and within twenty days..the entire stock of radio sets was sold out. 2007 (Nexis) 20 Nov. 7 Voice of Toro, a rural broadcaster, was pressured by local security officials into dropping a talk show called Let's fight for ourselves that dealt with human rights and politics. 10. the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 21694 Quen þat þai faght..And moises held his hand o-loft, To-quils he heild his hend on croice, Ai haid his aun folk þe voice. society > authority > power > influence > [noun] society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > right to speak in 1433 Petition in (1767–77) IV. 479/2 Not to be made free, ne herde, ne bere no voice in no maner assemble of the seid Comyns. 1503–4 c. 27 §11 No merchaunt..[shall] bere eny voyce ne have eny sayngs in eny Courte..wythin oure seid Staple. 1525 in 1527 (1883) 97 That he be chosin be fremen, and na servandis till have voce amangis maisteris in ony materis. 1581 W. Allen f. 38v The Parliament is a mere temporal Court, the Bishops them selues hauing voice there no otherwise but as Barons of the Realme. 1666 in J. Bulloch (1887) 70 The Master of Impost..to have voce and consent of the distribution of the moneyes belonging thervnto. 1697 323 Persons having Voice or Vote to such Election. 1707 A. Lauder 375 They should have no Elective Voice in the Choosing of a Bishop or Minister. 1780 W. Cowper 45 Man, thus endued with an elective voice, Must be supplied with objects of his choice. 1873 A. Helps v. 114 If we had more voice in the management of affairs. 1888 A. Jessopp iv. 185 The parishioners had more voice in the matter than they have now. 1920 J. G. Brooks vii. 115 They are in some manner to have voice in choosing directors and in deciding policies. 1958 20 Sept. 5/1 At the earliest opportunity our party must have voice in the Parliaments of the Federation. 1989 9 Mar. 34/4 Small, growing brands need to achieve a share of voice above their sales share, if gains are to be made. 2001 62 136/1 Catholics..were..dissatisfied with the extent to which women had voice in decision-making bodies of parishes and dioceses. the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiced sound 1648 W. Pynchon iii. 85 They..devised and ordained many precious rules for the preservation of the holy Text, to every Hebrew letter and voice. 1669 W. Holder 23 A vibration of those Cartilaginous Bodies which forms that Breath, into a Vocal sound or Voice. 1829 C. Orpen iv. 86 Our M contains vocalized breath or voice. 1842 XXII. 429/2 The consonants are conveniently classed into those with and those without voice. 1888 H. Sweet (new ed.) 18 The relations of breath and voice in consonants are mainly determined by their surroundings. 1930 5 308 All vowels must have voice, consonants may or may not have it. 1962 A. C. Gimson iv. 32 A voiceless/voiced pair such as [s, z] are distinguished not only by the presence or absence of voice but also by the degree of breath and muscular effort involved in the articulation. 2003 B. Collins & I. M. Mees a. iv. 31 A combination of voice and whisper is known as breathy voice. 1848 D. Drake Let. 13 Jan. in C. D. Drake (1870) vii. 149 Of my progress at this school of voice, manners, and rural sports I can say but little. 1891 A. D. Rust 182 One year was spent in Paris and five in Italy studying voice and dramatic action, with the best masters. 1954 41 63/1 Of the ten class members..two majored in voice. 2004 (National ed.) 4 Nov. e6/3 Ms. Mirella said her talents are not taught in most voice classes. III. Grammar. the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > voice > [noun] c1425 in C. R. Bland (1991) 160 (MED) Þo secund coniugaciun..of passyf wowus, þat as -e- long befor þo -ris indecatyf, as doceris. a1450 (a1397) Prol. Old Test. in (Cambr. Mm.2.15) (1850) xv. 57 A participle of a present tens, either preterit, of actif vois, eithir passif. a1504 J. Holt (1508) sig. Cii Declenson of the passyf voyce. 1534 N. Udall f. 164 When so euer the englishe of the infinitiue of thactiue voyce, cometh after any verbe or other worde, betokeninge goinge or mouynge to a place, hit shall be putte in the firste supine. 1612 J. Brinsley f. 19v Giue the terminations of the first Persons of the Actiue voice alone. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge (vi. 1) ii. 3 The word ϕερώμεθα. translated, Let us go on, is of the passive voyce. 1678 E. Phillips (new ed.) (at cited word) Passive Voice of a Verb..is that which betokeneth suffering or a being acted upon, as Doceor, I am taught. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Gram. sig. Bbbbb4, in Participle of the Present Tense and Active Voice. 1772 A. Adam 62 Voice expresses the different circumstances in which we consider an object, whether as acting, or being acted upon. 1841 R. G. Latham 12 The characteristic..of..the Scandinavian languages is the possession of a Passive Form, or a Passive Voice, ending in st. 1873 J. Earle (ed. 2) vi. 286 It gives to the English language a Middle Voice, or a power of verbal expression which is neither active nor passive. 1902 4 794 The verb stands in the active voice only when the agent is the subject; in all other cases it is in the passive. 1953 T. G. Rosenmeyer tr. B. Snell x. 241 Democritus knows only one voice of the verb, the passive, and only one person, the third. 1991 ‘J. le Carré’ vi. 128 An effort now being made, he said—making suspicious use of the passive voice. 1591 R. Percyvall Gram. sig. C2 By changing e of the future of the Indicatiue into ia, you make the third voice of the preterimperfect tense of the Subiunctiue. Phrases P1. the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [adverb] a1325 (?c1300) (Cambr. Gg.1.1) l. 1147 (MED) Þe Ieues..Alle..seiden at a vois: ‘Gef him dom to hang on croiz.’ ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 3526 Bes boþe at a voice, in one ȝour wille be mynde to help þe cristen men..ageyn þe oste paen. the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [adverb] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. l. 3752 (MED) Duk Gedeon..tawhte hem hou they scholde ascrie Alle in o vois per compaignie. 1534 J. Heywood sig. Biv The whole worlde must agree in one voyce I beyng beloued as I nowe dysclose..[that] the hyest pleasure that man may obtayne Is to be a louer beloued agayne. 1550 (1894) I. 18 We the saidis devyderis..all in ane voce devyidis the said land and tenement as eftir followis. 1604 in (Maitland Club) 69 The Session all in one voice finds the said Mr. William's proceedings orderly done. 1798 Sept. 237/2 The Jury..returned a verdict, all in one voice finding that the pannel had been guilty of culpable homicide. 1819 Sept. 675/1 Up came the Seven young men, who all in one voice returned me thanks for the use of the Runciman. 1944 6 22/1 We in one voice agree that it is the parents..who should have known better. 2003 G. Merom iv. 98 French governments and politicians told the public, almost in one voice, that Algeria was French. the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [adverb] ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) i. l. 14394 Alle with a voyce[a1450 Lamb. wyþ o voys] sang þei þe letanie. c1405 (c1380) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 420 Crist goddes sone..Is verray god..This with o voys we trowen thogh we sterue. 1485 W. Caxton tr. sig. biij/1 Al wyth one voys gaf to hym laude and honour. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 200 Vith ane voce [1489 Adv. woce] all can thai cry—‘Gud king [etc.]’. a1500 (1870) 3473 With o woyss thai cry al, ‘sir knycht’ [etc.]. 1569 R. Grafton II. 258 They with one minde and voyce gaue a determinate aunswere. 1670 J. Dryden v. i. 66 We with one voice salute you Emperour. 1772 ‘Junius’ II. lxviii. 333 With one voice, they all condemn you. 1845 M. Pattison in Jan. 82 All the members demanded with one voice who it was who was charged with the crime. 1900 2 Jan. 4/6 They must lay aside all personal feelings, and with one hand and one voice support the cause of the British Empire. 1979 A. Morice iv. 30 Eddie and I would speak with one voice on declaring them the runaway winners. 2004 M. W. Summers ix. 145 With one voice, they decided to run Tammany's mayoral ticket from the Republican booths. P2. to give voice to. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote for 1566 in T. Fowler (1893) 112 Item, he gave voyce to himselfe in the graunte of lease to him selfe, for the which lease he gave no fine at all. ?1624 G. Chapman tr. Βατραχομυομαχια in tr. 9 For my part; I giue voice to this aduise; As seeming fittest to direct our deeds. 1639 W. Balcanquhall 314 They can shew neither law nor practice for chusing assessors to the Ruling-Elders, without whose consent they were not to give voice to any thing in the assembly. 1634 Bp. J. Hall (STC 12640.7) i. 151 That which can give voice to the Dumb, can much more give loudness to the Vocal. 1642 W. Strode in 6 To give voyce to the dumbe Academy. 1861 D. Murdoch i. xiv. 171 The incarnate fiends who aided them, howling and yelling as if they gave voice to the invisible troops of hell. 1975 39 195/2 Each assumed that military technology should be encouraged, which in effect gave voice to the people from region to region. 2003 S. Neal 4 The president fervently believed in the Democratic Party's heritage as the party that gave voice to the powerless. 1637 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger i. i. sig. B2 I but speake Her thoughts, my Lord, and what her modesty Refuses to give voyce to. 1736 A. Bliss 37 Here you..give Voice and Accents to your inmost Thoughts. 1788 xliv. 153 At length, almost choaked with rage, he gave voice to the passion which agitated his whole frame. 1885 ‘E. Garrett’ xiv. 255 Tom had been unable to suppress sundry conjectures.., but he had never given them voice. 1928 N. Douglas xxix. 309 F. Münter..gave voice to his fears that Messina had not yet experienced the full measure of her calamities. 2007 (Nexis) 24 July Mr. Best has actually given voice to what they really think. He has told the truth as they perceive it. P3. (In sense 3a.) 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch 280 They assembled a good company of them together, and went vp to the Capitoll, and prayed the Tribunes they would staye to take the voyces of the people. 1593 R. Bancroft xxvii. 330 A moderator, chosen out of those Ministers, for one meeting onlie,..to collect the voices and to moderat that action. 1659 W. Montagu ii. 45 Collect the voyces upon the hearing of the pretention. 1734 J. Stacie tr. Abbé de Parthenay I. i. 98 The Primate proclaimed the Prince of Conti before the Voices were collected. 1837 T. Keightley 254 The great-prior took the voices of those present on the merits of the absent knights; and he who had the most in his favour was declared the electing-prior. 1898 12 Feb. 9/1 The speaker said he had already collected the voices, and it was now too late for the hon. member to intervene. a1974 R. Crossman (1975) I. 203 On these occasions he hasn't ‘taken the voices’. He has added up the opinions and listed them on a piece of paper. 2004 L. Prakke & C. Kortmann 897 It is now up to the Speaker ‘to collect the voices’, in other words to establish who has won the vote. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > put to the vote 1578 T. Cooper (new ed.) at Athenæ The matter beyng put to voyces, which was the most profitable. Neptune was cast by one voyce, and gaue place vnto Minerua. 1585 in Jan. (1914) 111 Th' act..being put to voices..past as an acte with consent of the hole howse. 1603 R. Knolles 859 After this..matter had beene thus..debated on both sides in the Senat, it was at last put to voices. a1604 M. Hanmer Chron. Ireland 123 in J. Ware (1633) When Herveie had made an end of his speech, they put it to voyces, and the voyces went on Herveis side. 1656 W. Sanderson 200 Being put to voyces it was sentenced, That the crimes and accusations mentioned in the summons, were seditious and treasonable. 1831 A. Manning 312 The council of Ten..put to voices whether the nephews should be satisfied. P4. 1581 R. Mulcaster ii. 6 Such instances and obiections wilbe offered, with whom seeing I am like to encounter, why ought I not at the first to resolue those, which will relent at the voice of reason. 1644 J. Milton 3 Be assur'd, Lords and Commons, there can no greater testimony appear, then [sic] when your prudent spirit acknowledges and obeyes the voice of reason from what quarter soever it be heard speaking. 1714 J. Robinson 9 Delusions so contradictory to the most connate Notions of our Minds, to the general Consent of Mankind, and to the loud Voice of Reason. 1840 Sept. 167 The advice of his aged counsellors..was the voice of reason, pointing out the path of duty and justice. 1917 72 140 The German people are not so unlike our own people as to be deaf to the voice of reason. 2007 (Nexis) 17 Oct. A coach who often appears to be the voice of reason in a sport where reason can be in short supply. society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > as deputy or representative [phrase] > on behalf of or in the name of a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iv. 86 But what is, come see, And in my voice most welcome shall you be. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. ii. 168 Implore her, in my voice, that she make friends To the strict deputie. View more context for this quotation a1672 P. Sterry (1683) 6 We are not The Life, Beauty, Ioy, but a Voice crying in the Wilderness, in a vast Emptiness. Come, taste and see how good the Lord is. 1788 7 Men are taught to consider sickness as a messenger from Heaven..a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare to meet thy God’. 1870 10 Dec. 9 No doubt they were a small number in the midst of the millions of London,—but a handful and a voice crying in the wilderness. 1958 26 176/2 Littell believes it is an appropriate time to discuss Philipp who was a voice crying in the wilderness for toleration. 2007 (Nexis) 27 July We seem to be voices crying in the wilderness. The people of Fakenham are so apathetic and don't seem prepared to fight. P7. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [phrase] > in specific condition 1757 S. Foote Epil. O! Such a Sustinuto upon B! Ma'am, when she's quite in Voice she'll go to C. 1762 O. Goldsmith II. 29 You know very well..that I am not in voice [for singing] to day. 1830 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in 6 Feb. 162 Owing to a cold..I was, as the players call it, not in very good voice. 1868 C. Dickens 11 Oct. (2002) XII. 199 I was in wonderful voice last night, but croak a little this morning. 1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst 253 Hounds were in full voice, and several foxes in full flight almost immediately. 1900 23 Jan. 13/2 Though not in perfect voice, she gave an exceedingly dramatic interpretation of ‘O don fatale’. 1964 A. Wetmore et al. 369/2 The Peabody bird is in best voice in his summer home. 1999 (Nexis) 7 Apr. 5 Town Crier and toastmaster George Butler is back in full voice after a bout of laryngitis left him speechless. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [phrase] > in specific condition 1814 M. Edgeworth II. xxiii. 339 Some, who were sensible that the company were anxious for their performance, chose to be ‘quite out of voice’, till they had been pressed and flattered into acquiescence. 1884 ‘E. Lyall’ II. x. 223 I am afraid my wife is quite out of voice. 1926 12 34 A tenor had been out of voice for about one month because of a ‘laryngitis’. 1992 11 Mar. 24 Was Paolo Kudriavchenko simply out of voice?.. He certainly sounded it. P8. 1837 J. H. Newman ix. 282 That Ancient Religion, which of old time found voice and attained consistency in Athanasius,..and other primitive Doctors. 1847 Ld. Lindsay II. i. 26 The new anti-papal Reasoning spirit..found its voice in the philosophy of Macchiavelli. 1881 J. A. Froude IV. 186 The revival of sacramentalism..found a voice in Keble. 1906 T. Sinton Introd. p. xxxv There was always plenty of hero-worship, which found voice in song. 1950 A. Ronell in A. R. Manvell & J. Huntley (1957) iii. 137 His pantomimed thoughts find voice through the inflection of instruments whose colours express Harpo's spirited style. 2003 62 322 The myriad ways in which experiences of same-sex love have found voice in the long stretch of subcontinental history. 1892 A. I. Ritchie 9 Tennyson was soon to find his own voice, but meanwhile he began to write like Byron. 1942 3 533 In their books the southern mountaineer has found his own voice for the first time. 1975 1 720 I have already found my own voice, my own style. 2006 (Nexis) 8 June 32 Although he was influenced by French surrealism,..it was not until the 1960s that he found his voice. Compounds C1. a. 1842 XXII. 431/2 Voice stammer is of two kinds. 1876 H. P. Liddon in J. O. Johnston (1904) 211 The voice-accompaniment was beautiful. 1879 W. D. Whitney 369 The utterances which may be classed as interjections are..in part voice-gestures, in part onomatopœias. 1897 M. Kingsley 181 In all cases the tunes are only voice tunes, not for instrumental performance. 1932 D. Jones (ed. 3) xxxi. 282 When there is more than one stressed syllable, the fall of the last stressed syllable generally begins at a pitch near to that of the initial unstressed syllables, and falls to the lower limit of the voice-range. 1945 K. L. Pike iv. 100 These characteristics—relaxed vocal cords, open throat..—are the goals of the trainer of voices... Voice quality..is comprised of such characteristics plus some..other differences. 1977 24 Jan. 7/6 A record number of boys competed in voice trials at the weekend for places in Lincoln Cathedral choir. 1977 P. Strevens xi. 144 Range of voice pitch, voice quality, and several more dimensions. 1990 49 265/1 Music was composed by Harvey Goldman and Warren Lehrer, with voice accompaniment. 1998 51 979 Gásser says that the voice range demanded by Milán's songs corresponds to that of a mezzo-soprano. the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > glide > [noun] the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiced sound the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > stop > voiced 1844 A. J. Ellis Alphabet of Nature i. ii. 21 in 3 Spoken, or Sonorous, or Loquent, or Compressed, or Vibrated, or Flat, or Thick, or Heavy, or Voice Consonants. 1888 H. Sweet (new ed.) 21 In North Welsh all long high vowels are followed by an obscure voice-glide. 1890 H. Sweet 9 Initial voice stops..have hardly any vocality in the stop itself. 1932 R. W. Chapman 543 The ‘voice-glide’..is sometimes retained even in here it is. 1956 J. Whatmough iii. 37 The voice-sound is modified by the position of the tongue. 1998 64 288 The spelling examples given for prenasalized voice stops cannot be understood without this information. society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > voice-production c1450 (1900) 295 To stodye more in voys-brekyng in cherche þan in deuoute syngynge. 1593 T. Nashe f. 86v With reiterated solicitings, and prostrate voyce-crazing vehemencie. c1602 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid ii. vi. sig. C4 No such voice-feigning bird was on the ground. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas ii. ii. 430 Dauid's the next, who with the melodie Of voice-matcht fingers, drawes Spheares harmonie. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas ii. ii. 493 All those Harps and Lutes..Place't round about her; proue in euery part This is the noble, sweet, Voice-ord'ring Art. 1889 G. B. Shaw in 13 Dec. 2/4 Teacher of voice production. 1895–6 110 The development of the voice-producing muscles. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. IV. 791 The patient must be instructed in the proper method of voice-production. 1931 H. Nicolson 6 May (1966) 73 He told me that Joseph Chamberlain was the best voice-producer he had ever heard. 1948 10 Dec. 4/4 A British search finally led to the arrest of Viennese voice imitator, Stephan Meszaros, and a German circus artist, Helmut Riege. 2007 (Nexis) 5 Oct. 16 His future plans include the voice-destroying title role of Verdi's ‘Otello’. C2. society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > other types of acting 1928 June 105/2 The exceptionally fine voice acting of the villain. 1974 11 Jan. On television you have all the facets of expression to work with; in voice acting there is only the voice. 2011 J. Lebowitz & C. Klug ix. 201 Though the graphics, music, and voice acting are generally well regarded, the story and gameplay drew very mixed responses. 1952 23 Dec. 18/1 Another machine used by some wiretappers is the voice-activated ‘start-stopper’. 1983 11 Aug. 33/2 It can't be long before voice-activated equipment enters the modern home, making remote controls a thing of the past. 1997 P. Cornwell xv. 346 Lucy was just sitting down at the laptop computer... ‘Screen saver password’, she said into her voice-activated microphone. society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > other actors society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [noun] > other actors 1958 Mar. 140/3 The careful casting of the dubbers, or voice actors, is very important. 1998 (Nexis) 30 May sw12 The commercial voiceover business..[was] long the domain of voice actors who made a living toiling for union scale. 2005 S. Case ii. 17 The same voice actor who did the voice of Astro also did the voice of Scooby Doo. society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actress > types of society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [noun] > other actors 1974 13 Jan. (Tele Vues Suppl.) 4/3 As a voice actress she does more roles in one season than most actresses may do in a career. 2012 C. Zara vi. 163 She had also begun to find her comedic chops, working as a voice actress on the CBS radio program My Favorite Husband. the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] > seeker of the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > [noun] > sounding out > instrument of 1593 T. Bilson xiv. 317 Much lesse did Paul make him [sc. Timothy] voice-asker, to knowe whether it should please the Presbyters to haue these things done, or no. 1989 (Nexis) 14 Sept. The first application voiceware (software) to be shown will be the voice personal assistant. This is a complete electronic scheduler, calendar, name and address card-file keeper and retriever... In addition to the voice assistant, the show will demonstrate the first of APT's language translation software capsules called Nativeguide(TM).] 1994 10 Oct. 62/4 It's not just voice mail; it's a mobile voice assistant. 2020 (e-book, accessed 8 Oct. 2020) ii. 147 The voice assistant systems equipped on the mobile phones try to support the users by providing recommended voice commands on the screen. society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > frequency or band of frequencies > channel 1924 1/1 Two of the channels used in telephone practice are the voice channel and the ringing channel. 1959 18 June 1057/2 Current costs of this means of trans-oceanic telephone communication is about £70 per voice channel per mile. 1999 J. Hecht xiii. 164 A pair of wires carried 24 digitized voice channels, combined into a single stream of 1.544 million bits per second, with a repeater every 6000 feet. 1930 28 Mar. 4/3 Dr. Marafioti now is in Hollywood as voice coach for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. 2006 (Nexis) 6 Sept. a1 A professor of voice and speech at York University, Armstrong is one of about two dozen professional voice coaches who ply their trade in Toronto. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > loud speaker > part of 1913 2/1 The voice coils are upon one side of the pan and the polar projections of the receiver are upon the other side. 1934 Oct. 301/2 Goodmans' new ‘12 Watt’ permanent magnet moving coil speaker..has a totally enclosed voice coil. 1961 G. A. Briggs 126 The moving coil or dynamic microphone has been widely used... With low impedance voice coil windings..a wide frequency response with good sensitivity can be achieved. 1998 Jan. 132/4 Luxury successor to the HD-500 range of headphones, having..improved aluminium voice-coil. society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > letter > representing a sound 1887 M. Watts Hughes in 133 Considering, however, the delicacy of the forces by which voice figures are produced. 1903 3 June 5/2 The range and variety of the Voice Figures correspond to the scope of the human voice. 1936 E. L. Gardner 8 My grateful thanks are due..for the two Voice Figure Illustrations. 1746 16 The musicians, laying aside their hautboys, form'd a concert of voice-flutes. 1816 21 Nov. 2 The Shropshire Whistler, who performs with the mouth, without the aid of any machinery or trickery, the most favourite airs, after the manner of the voice flute. 1983 II. 1534 The ‘voice flute’ in D below the treble was presumably so named because its range came closer to that of published vocal airs. 2005 (Nexis) 11 Mar. 14 The part usually performed on the transverse flute will be transferred to voice flute (a member of the recorder family). society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > frequency or band of frequencies 1905 4/2 The system herein described reinforces all voice frequencies equally up to and including the frequency of the current normally existing or impressed upon the line. 1944 16 360 The transmitters are keyed by means of voice-frequency tone signals. 2002 Summer 14/1 My radio operator could get no reply on IFF or voice frequencies to tell us whether they were ours or the enemy's. 1899 C. J. C. Hyne vi. 112 He bent down to the voice hatch, and gave a bearing to the black quartermaster in the wheel-house below. society > leisure > the arts > music > composing music > [noun] > composition of part music 1899 L. R. B. Campbell tr. S. Jadassohn vii. 42 In this case (b) in the chord (b), (d), (f), (a♭ ).., would be led upward to (e♭ ) which is an augmented fourth and is bad voice-leading. 1942 11 11 The enormous influence exerted by English methods on the Continental voice-leading is evident in the widespread adoption of the faux bourdon style. 2005 L. Garnett ii. 28 Voice-leading is thus only an issue if awkward intervals threaten to impede the accurate singing of chords. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > volume of voice (for recording) 1925 1/1 Applicant combines..amplifying means for compensating for the low voice level and suitable means for switching the amplifier in and out of the subscriber's circuit. 1953 68 9 The voice-level should be kept reasonably even throughout. 1981 P. Niesewand xxvi. 180 Will you read a couple of sentences so we can get a voice level. 2003 P. Persson iii. 104 Social distance extends from four to twelve feet and is used in business transactions and in formal settings... Voice level is louder. society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > electronic messaging society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > system or equipment for leaving voice messages 1980 6 Feb. 12 Electronic ‘voice mail’ for short messages; basic telephone answering services; [etc.]. 1983 (Nexis) 21 Mar. 83 An integrated system..providing a visual notice on a desk station when voice mail is received. 1991 21 Oct. 11/8 I won't be around tomorrow but my voice mail will be active. 2001 Sept. 129/2 Automatically diverts incoming calls to voicemail. 2006 G. Malkani ii. 20 She was all over me. Kept textin me afta, leavin voicemails n dat. society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > electronic messaging > facility for retrieving society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > system or equipment for leaving voice messages 1980 (Internat. ed.) 9 June 80 When Burkhardt dials his voice ‘mailbox,’ the system tells him that a message is waiting. 1998 Nov. 15/1 If you're roaming on a GSM9000 network..you need a special..code to call back to your voicemail box. 2007 (Nexis) 17 May (Floridian section) 4 e When I called the number she'd left, I received a message that her voice mailbox was full. 1980 27 June 23 Voice recordings to which a caller can listen without having to involve the Voicebank operator. This allows long, technical, or personal voice ‘memos’ to be handled. 1993 June 8/2 This voice memo card is one of the smallest of its kind—just the size of a credit card. 2004 7 Apr. (Central ed.) d2/2 We videotaped co-workers, took snapshots and recorded a few voice memos onto the D-snap. 1927 11 Feb. 23/5 We were guided by the dots and dashes, but we also received voice messages..telling us of visibility, landing conditions and everything pertinent to the trip. 1976 6 Oct. 42 Bell Labs is primarily interested in bubble memory applications in communications... One is a means of recording voice messages for telephone users. 2000 27 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) To send voice messages to any tritel customer, dial 102 followed by the customer phone number then key star. 2004 M. A. Regan in C. Castro & T. Horberry xiv. 219 The radio offers many delivery options in addition to standard voice messages, including..the traffic message channel. society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > system or equipment for leaving voice messages 1981 xviii. iii. 1 (title) Practical considerations for voice messaging services. 2003 New Year Issue 137 All the 165 spacious bedrooms are air-conditioned, having..two telephone lines, voice-messaging, dataport, interactive satellite TV. society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus iii. 144 Certaine minstrels and singers, which by turnes sometimes vse their instruments and sometimes voice-musicke [L. alternatim nunc tibiis, nunc voce satis eleganter edunt harmoniam]. 1652 E. Benlowes v. xl. 72 'Twas glorify'd Theophila sat there. I, mute, as if I tongueless were, Till Her Voice-Musick drew my Soul into mine Ear. 1849 C. A. Stevens 26 Now Tallis wrote voice-music, for voices. 1859 20 Aug. 114 We find that efforts are being made to restore harmonised voice-music to the firesides of England. 1924 13 268 There was some voice music used quite successfully in the ‘Forty Singing Seamen’ exploit. 1998 S. Young & J. Glover 110 The young child arrives at school already practised at making voice-music. 1964 20 388 The purpose of the present study is to see how well a single dimension, voice onset time, serves to separate the stop categories of a number of languages in which both the number and phonetic characteristics of such categories are said to differ. 2006 N. Hewlett & J. Beck vii. 88 In French and some other Romance languages,..voiceless plosives may be recognized as such with less aspiration and a shorter voice onset time. 1913 14 Feb. 5 (caption) John B. Flowers and his voice-operated typewriter. 1927 11 43/2 Voice operated relays are used which connect the receiving circuit only when the person at the other end is talking. 1976 K. Benton i. 11 I want Clancy's room bugged. Use a voice-operated mike. 2004 K. Lee in K. Horswell xi. 205 Voice-operated machines are convenient to use, but have the disadvantage that they are more prone to record irrelevant material. society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] > vocal part in music 1749 R. Smith x. 244 No voice-part ought ever to be played on the organ, unless to assist an imperfect singer. 1869 F. A. G. Ouseley xv. 111 When the canon is produced simply between two voice-parts, it is called ‘two in one’. 1924 5 Sept. 8/3 The tenor voice part was sung by Mr. Archibald Winter, who made it sound too loud. 2003 J. A. Bartle x. 123 Tuning can also be a problem in this section, because the treble voice part is not doubled by the organ. 1930 6 50/1 If the voice pattern consists of a synchronous rise and fall of pitch and intensity, there is a slight sharpening of the tone from the mean of the pitch pattern. 1983 J. Gardner xiii. 159 The interconnecting doors only open to pre-determined voice patterns. 2007 (Nexis) 30 Aug. 10 Further forensic tests proved the voice pattern did not belong to any of those jailed for starving, torturing and imprisoning the handyman. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > speaking trumpet or tube 1839 19 Oct. 35/1 The means of establishing the power of creating interknowledge are generated without the necessity..of the insertion of what I shall designate the intercommunication voice-pipe. 1876 30 Aug. 8/4 Captain Waddilove..ordering Mr. Stevens to pass word down the voice pipe that the contractors might work the engines as they liked. 1945 D. Bolster 76 There was some very pretty Why-ing and How-ing going on down the voicepipe. 2003 (Nexis) 14 May 12 (caption) Sublieutenant Danielle East uses a voice pipe to talk to staff on the bridge of HMNZS Endeavour. society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > two-way 1940 29 Sept. (Feature section) 1/1 The ‘walky-talky’, the two-way voice radio is one of the newest devices in which instruction is given. 1962 25 Nov. 3/2 Back in the cockpit, Harvey called George Bell on the voice radio. 1998 62 92 The aircraft could communicate via a Morse-code HF transmitter. This capability..made the two-seater the preferred service home-defense interceptor until the introduction of aircraft VHF voice radio sets. 1925 23 Aug. viii. 14/3 Other features include..announcers' voice recognition contest and favorite artists contests. 1941 38 696 (title) A psychological study of voice recognition. 1965 C. F. Teacher & C. F. Piotrowski v. 1 The selected parameters and features can be successfully used in a voice recognition device to separate spoken words originating from a number of different speakers. 1973 13/1 Before describing the automatic method used in voice recognition, it is important to define some terms. 2002 May 55/4 A home gateway equipped with voice recognition to allow, for example, a householder wearing a wireless headset to ask the house to turn the heating up or down. 1878 June 688 (heading) The phonograph, or voice-recorder. 2004 Apr. 81 It can act as a voice recorder, it has a built-in FM tuner and you can record your own MP3s using its on-board encoder. 1972 F. H. Fuller (U.S. Techn. Document AD749301) ii. 3 The prototype voice stress analyzer..provides an effective means of assessing guilt or innocence with high confidence. 1986 T. Clancy (1988) xxi. 298 They'd even had a voice stress analyzer handy to check the tapes of his answers. 1998 D. T. Lykken xi. 165 Just like the polygraph, all that any voice stress analyzer could hope to do would be to show that the subject was more (or less) aroused or ‘stressed’ when he replied to this question. 1975 11 May vi. 3/1 The voice stress analysis has not achieved general acceptance as a reliable lie detector test. 1997 21 May 24/3 Detectives asked Q if he would take a voice-stress analysis test (VSA), which measures changes in the vocal chords. 2004 G. D. Lee xix. 289 Some of these stores sell voice stress analysis machines that supposedly tell the owner if the person he is talking to on the telephone is telling the truth. society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > sound or speech devices 1939 H. Dudley 13/2 In the synthesizer described in detail above, the element equivalent to the vocal system is entirely electrical.] 1963 13 Aug. 6/5 With this kit a student can build an electronic voice synthesizer that produces six human-sounding vowels. 1985 30 May 23 (advt.) You won't have to ask the computer for essential information updates. The voice synthesiser will offer them. 1996 Jan. 55/3 Hawking's fiancée's husband had designed the voice synthesizer that allows the physicist to speak. 1879 27 July 11/6 Prof. Chamberlain, the voice-teacher from Oberlin, is chorus director. 1929 Mar. 217/1 There has been a controversy among voice teachers as to the merits of a pulsating voice. 2005 Sept. 100/2 I read in the New York Times in July that average Joes all over the country are hiring voice teachers and speech pathologists for ‘voice styling’. 1876 D. B. St. J. Roosa & E. T. Ely ii. ii. 196 The voice-test..gives the best idea of the practical hearing-power present. 1889 30 649/2 The candidates in this department may have to pass a voice test, and sing intervals, scales, and arpeggios, at any required rate of speed. 1918 31 794 To adhere to a ‘voice test’ as a criterion of admissibility would be to place many of these transactions beyond the protection of the law. 1926 J. Reith 8 May (1975) i. 95 Everything was in order for the broadcast... The PM..has a voice test. 1929 H. Fletcher iii. vi. 202 Let us now consider the relation between the hearing loss expressed in these sensation units and that expressed in the usual voice test method. 1986 (Nexis) 20 Sept. a1 Although Murray said he was not told what Monday's voice test would be compared with, it has been widely reported that U.S. authorities obtained a tape-recording of Camarena's interrogation and want to know if Martinez's voice is one of those heard on the tape. 2007 (Nexis) 12 Mar. a4 The new members..would undergo a voice test surrounded by other singers. society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > voice-training 1849 Nov. 716/1 We are greatly in the dark respecting those methods of voice-training which succeed so well in that country. 1918 L. Calvert iii. 48 It is on the vaudeville stage that we see what really can be accomplished by voice training. 2007 (Nexis) 11 Nov. 4 Witherspoon underwent extensive voice training..for the film, in which she and co-star Joaquin Phoenix did their own singing. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > speaking trumpet or tube 1839 19 Oct. 35/2 The diagram represents a transverse section of a ship.., a section of the reciprocating diving chamber, and a rude section of the communicating diving bell... A, intercommunication voice tube; B, air-hose..; D, E, communication voice tubes. 1864 3 Sept. 7/6 The order to fire being given to the officer in charge of the battery from the upper deck through a voice tube. 1878 19 Jan. 87/1 Dr Foulis then described the form of ‘voice-tube’ now worn by the patient. 1931 H. H. Curtis (ed. 3) vii. 150 The cords appear narrower, tenser, lower in the voice tube. 1969 G. MacBeth 61 I signalled, snapped Into the voice-tube, gave the order. 1994 L. Thurman & C. A. Klitzke in M. Benninger et al. xvi. 260 Acoustic efficiency means learning what it ‘feels like’ when the throat part and the mouth part of the ‘voice tube’ (vocal tract) are appropriately ‘shaped’. 2007 (Nexis) 14 Nov. 19 The new outdoor play area which features a wildlife section, voice tubes, water chutes and sand pits. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting in other specific ways 1897 Apr. 458/2 The business was transacted by voice vote in a few minutes. 1924 E. W. Hughes x. 241 If the voices and vote on division be at variance, do not agree, the voice vote will bind. 1976 H. Wilson iii. 55 Perhaps after suggesting a formula which appears to command assent, the prime minister asks ‘Cabinet agree?’—technically a voice vote, sometimes just a murmur. 2005 49 484/1 Alfonse D'Amato..found support (by voice vote) for a softer substitute to the Sanders amendment. Derivatives 1820 ‘B. Cornwall’ 115 From the forest boughs The voice-like angel of the spring Utters his soft vows To the proud rose blossoming. 1842 F. W. Faber 71 And the chattering voicelike sounds that came On the breath of the tempest swelling. 1928 16 May Doctor Patterson..described the 300 voicelike sounds which the tiny finch has used in the last two years. 2000 Mar. 24/1 What the guitar also brings me is its voice-like quality; it lets you bend notes like the human voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). voicev. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: voice n. Etymology: < voice n. With sense 7 compare earlier voiced adj. 1. With sense 8 compare earlier voiced adj. 3, voicing n. 6. 1. To speak of (a person or thing) generally or publicly; to report or circulate by way of rumour; to proclaim. society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (intransitive)] > spread or be current the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of 1429 Norwich Constit. in 15 Nov. (P.R.O.: C 66/426) m. 12 The Cite of Norwich in diuers parties of the Rewme of Ingelond is heuyly voysed for lak of good and vertuous gouernaunce. 1453 W. Reynolds in (2004) II. 17 The wyfe of Robert Iclyngham..ys voysed for a mysse gouernyd woman. 1597 F. Bacon f. 7 Secrecie in Sutes is a great meane of obtaining, for voicing them to bee in forwardnes may discourage some kinde of suters, but doth quicken and awake others. 1609 S. Daniel (rev. ed.) iii. lxxxiii. 84 Many sought to feed The easie creditours of nouelties, By voycing him aliue. 1659 P. Heylyn 33 A Book of mine called Respondit Petrus..was publiquely voyced abroad, to have been publiquely burnt in London. 1672 A. Marvell (1673) II. 53 He voiced my book all over as a most pernicious engine against the whole body of the clergy. 1698 J. Fryer 63 About the House was a delicate Garden, voiced to be the pleasantest in India. 1810 W. Scott ii. 78 Not long should Roderick Dhu's renown Be foremost voiced by mountain fame. 1822 W. Scott III. v. 139 Your father was voiced generally as..one of the bravest men of Scotland. 1920 E. O'Shaughnessy vii. 90 I thought of Mr. de la Barra then as public opinion voiced him, a suave, cultured, useful man. 2006 S. Wortham & V. Gadsden in A. De Fina et al. xii. 328 Robert says only a few things about his biological father, but they suffice to voice him as completely irresponsible and uninvolved. †b. In passive with it as anticipatory or non-referential subject. a1438 (1940) i. 172 It was voysyd þat þe Bischop of Wynchestyr was ded. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy xxxiii. 851 It was voiced abroad, that he was not to be found. 1629 tr. Herodian (1635) 95 When it was voyced, how graciously he had spoken to the Senate. a1648 Ld. Herbert (1649) 148 The Duke of Albany..made it to be voyced abroad, that he had no purpose to stir out of France this yeare. 1652 C. B. Stapylton tr. Herodian vi. 52 When it was voic'd how Graciously he spoke,..All men were pleas'd. 1663 J. Heath (new ed.) ii. 614 It was voiced they had concluded an attempt, having examined a Master of a Barque. 1458 W. Worcester in (2004) II. 534 The Kynges safe condyt ys not holden but broken, as it ys voysed here. c1475 (?c1451) (Royal) (1860) 71 Which grevous offence, as it is voised accustumablie,..hathe be more usid under youre obeisaunce in Fraunce and Normandie than in othir straunge regions. 1598 R. Marbeck in R. Hakluyt (new ed.) I. 608 A prayer..made by her Maiestie, as it was voyced. 1659 J. Rushworth 176 Pennington hasted to Oxford where the Parliament was reassembled, but as was voiced, was there concealed till the Parliament was dissolved. a1598 A. Montgomerie (1910) xxxvii. 10 Sen we ar voced, whairfor suld we refrane, To suffer pain for ony bodies bost? 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch 498 The publike calamities of her countrey..caused her to be well knowne and voiced in the world. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 82 Is this th' Athenian Minion, whom the world Voic'd so regardfully? View more context for this quotation 1633 J. Ford ii. sig. D3v Yet for the friendship 'twixt my Lord and you, I haue not voyc'd your follies. a1648 Ld. Herbert (1649) 411 And now these Articles being published in the Neighbourhood, and thence voyced abroad, drew many to them. 1599 E. Sandys (1629) 5 For one miracle reported to be wrought by the Crucifix, not so few perhaps as an hundred are voiced upon those other Images. 1638 D. Featley Stricturæ in Lyndomastygem ii. 54 in H. Lynde If the Church groundeth not the canonization of Saints upon the report of miracles voyced on them. 1651 D. Featly in T. Fuller et al. 548 Other Bishopricks were voyced upon him as of Lincoln and Couentrie and Litchfield. †2. the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (transitive)] society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > nominate society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > choose for office [verb (transitive)] 1594 F. Bacon Let. 30 Mar. in J. Spedding (1861) I. ii. 291 I was voiced with great expectation, and..with the wishes of most men, to the higher place. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iii. 234 Say..that Your Minds pre-occupy'd..made you against the graine To Voyce him Consull. View more context for this quotation 1624 T. Heywood iv. 186 Praxaspes begins his oration,..Then told them whom in his [sc. Cyrus's] stead they had voyced into the Sacred Empire. 1627 R. Sanderson 189 We may well voyce him for a Magistrate;..that hath the fewest and least [defects]. c1650 J. Spalding (1851) II. 363 He desyrit the moderatour to voice out tuelf of thair bretheren to sit..at thair committee. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > express choice [verb (intransitive)] > by some approved means 1618 in T. Thomson (1845) III. liii The voicers were threatened to voice affirmativé. 1635 (1871) III. 85 [He] hawing got the letis from the handis of Mr. Robert Farquhar, baillie, to woyce as a counsellour and begun to wote [etc.] 1642 Bp. J. Taylor §41. 290 I remember also that this place is pretended for the peoples power of voycing in Councells. 1687 A. Shields 130 The prelates being..re-admitted to voice in parliament. 1720 W. Dunlop 15 If the Thing proposed to be reasoned and voiced upon, should not be agreeable to the..Kirk, then..the Moderator might use his Negative to hinder it. the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote for ?1641 in (1766) 120 The lower house, after many debates and long delays, has yesternight voiced their bill..and carried it unanimously. 1642 E. Dering v. 20 They that were present had voyce, they who voyced the Canons, joyned in the decree. 3. the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > give expression to 1612 F. Bacon (new ed.) 44 Rather assume thy right in silence and de facto, then voice it with claimes and challenges. 1822 ‘B. Cornwall’ Midsummer Madness in But I may hear..the lost nightingale, Voice her complaint. 1852 46 429 None daring to give utterance to a thought, or to voice the thrill of emotion which even every coward's heart must have felt. 1868 Ld. Tennyson 101 The bird Makes his heart voice amid the blaze of flowers. 1881 21 516 The windy forest, rousing from its sleep, Voices its heart in hoarse, Titanic roar. 1933 V. Brittain xi. 561 The other [representative] permanently ready to voice the fears and anxieties of the smaller nations. 1971 R. Evans & R. D. Novak iii. 39 Clearly unsatisfied, Nixon continued to voice his concerns about overinvestment in the program. 2007 (Nexis) 27 Aug. 32 The referee told me he had played two and a half minutes and said I shouldn't have publicly voiced my opinions. 1836 H. Smith II. 53 My sorrow voices itself to the stranger many. 1848 P. J. Bailey (ed. 3) 203 Again the world-soul voiced itself, and I Drank in the fruitful glories of her words. 1880 W. Watson 34 The passion..voiced itself in this-like monotone. 1931 11 Mar. 19/2 (advt.) It is a spirit of evil, and it is voicing itself in doctrine which takes possession of and hurries the minds of men on to terrific disaster. 1988 S. Deshpande I. 36 I saw despair so great that it would not voice itself. 2006 (Nexis) 11 Dec. 4 Hidden and suppressed anger..is finding open and fearless expression in places where it dared not previously voice itself. society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > announce or proclaim [verb (transitive)] the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion [verb (transitive)] > express an opinion 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus I. 88 Words in vain shall voice my sorrow! 1889 W. M. Thayer xxv. 337 These earnest words voice his abiding interest in the loyal army. 1892 13 June 6/2 This letter voices the opinion of my church in Ireland. 1960 9 88 Almost every page voices an intelligent and thoughtful challenge to accepted principles and practice. 1997 19 Nov. 14/1 On Nov. 4 Sparks fired back a letter to Schmoke voicing her dismay. society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as deputy for [verb (transitive)] > speak for or on behalf of another 1886 22 Dec. 12/1 The Hon. G. Curzon, voiced the entire community in the noble speech in which..he commemorated the gallant deeds of those whom he described as ‘the martyrs of Lancashire’. 1893 8 July 4/3 The leader of the South German Democrats rose to voice the Opposition. 1911 M. Beerbohm viii. 132 I guess I am voicing these gentlemen when I say that your words show up your good heart. 1952 M. P. McCarran iv. 148 That Webb voiced ‘the people’ is open to question but illustrative of Socialist technique. 4. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] 1627 W. Sclater 225 The siluer-Smith at Ephesus made a head of such good fellowes, voicing it as strongly as their Captaine against the Apostle. 1632 F. Quarles ii. xxvii If thou wilt give me David's heart, Ile voyce, Great God, with David; and make David's choyce. 1666 R. South 9 It is not the gift of every Person, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud. 1682 T. Southerne iii. i Were those soft slaves of leachery..To head an Army;..How wou'd they voice it o're and o're for Tachmas To come, and blunt the edge of War agen! 1893 4 584 A mighty one will come to write the secrets of Niagara. And coming here when all these heavenly tinted shores are shadows..will voice anew in harmonies beyond all words to hint at the mystery of life. 1927 P. Mackaye I. Introd. p. xxi He is here still, in his prime, to re-live his story: here to voice again through me, his hand on my pen. society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known (something) [verb (transitive)] 1629 R. Hall in (1839) XI. 407 Was it lately voiced to thee from heaven, concerning these wretched animals stabling in France, ‘Arise, Pope Urban, kill and eat?’ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [verb (transitive)] > utter > sound like(something) 1638 T. Herbert (rev. ed.) 18 Some words I gather'd from one of the gravest of them, which (being voyced like the Irish) if I give it hardly to be pronounced, you may excuse mee. the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] 1665 45 When was it that those Caelicolae, the much people in heaven voiced out their Hallelujahs. 1848 P. J. Bailey (ed. 3) 167 Again that name hath knelled upon mine ear, Though I have never voiced it. 1875 S. Lanier 265 And man shall sing thee a true-love song, Voiced in act his whole life long. 1904 S. J. Weyman xxiii He was more than content if the little fool would..voice no cries. 1965 39 427 In voicing the words before an audience, the actor reproduces the inherent life contained in the written symbols. 2005 E. L. See 173 I voiced out, ‘How come the inside melts but the surface doesn't?’ 2007 (Nexis) 21 Sept. 57 Willie voiced the line ‘you cheeseeating surrender monkeys’. society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) 1898 T. Hardy 134 Till chance had there voiced me That one I loved vainly in nonage Had ceased her to be. society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] 1951 2 Feb. 3/2 The film-strip is based on original commentary voiced by Frederic March. 1962 22 Nov. 52/2 ‘Gay Purr-ee’, an animated cartoon feature voiced by Judy Garland. 1987 12 Sept. 13/3 The programme's new editor of Newsnight..has..introduced longer items voiced by presenters, with more studio discussions. 1995 10 Dec. 11/1 The new movie has..Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) falling in love with Wendolene Ramsbottom (voiced by Anne Reid). 2005 R. Beauchamp iii. 34 Nancy Cartwright has voiced the character of Bart Simpson for nearly two decades. 1654 W. Jenkyn Ep. Ded. sig. A ijv Nothing is more ordinary than for the wicked to voice up dead Ministers for..blessed men, whom in their life-time..they bitterly opposed. 1673 E. Hickeringill 149 Such was this advancement of Abbot to the Arch-Bishoprick, voic'd and carried up so high by the Cabal of the Puritans. a1680 J. Glanvill (1681) v. 44 These Protestants lead you; these you triumphantly attend; these you voice up to be Patriots; these are they that shew most violent hate, and rage against us. 6. society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > produce musical sound [verb (transitive)] > give correct tone quality to society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > accessories [verb (transitive)] > voice, etc., organ pipe 1708 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark (1886) II. 580 Agreed..yt Mr Christopher..do finish the Organ by tuning and voicing it. 1715 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark (1886) II. 581 30 pounds for cleaning and voicing ye Chapel Organ. 1786 T. Busby To voice, an expression applied by organ-builders to the regulating the tone of a pipe. To Voice a Pipe, is to bring it to its intended tone and power. 1858 J. Baron 27 Such an organ, if properly voiced and played, will have a clear, ringing, truthful tone. 1881 W. E. Dickson ix. 121 The skill, taste, and judgment with which it is finally voiced and regulated. 1911 A. Dolge I. iii. i. 234 It is said that in later years no one in his extensive establishment could ‘voice’ a piano so accurately as he. 1973 13 July 9/3 The process of ‘voicing’ a harpsichord..involves the use of a surgeon's scalpel. 1999 Apr. 49/1 Dennis Thurlow..has been responsible for voicing the organ. society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > play instrument [verb (transitive)] 1728 R. North (1846) 26 It is said the tibia had four foramina.., by which I guess it was voiced either by the lipps, as a cornett, or els by some reedall. 1976 A. Murray vii. 108 An assortment of sticks, brushes, mallets, and various other gadgets for voicing drums. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [verb (transitive)] > endow with voice a1711 T. Ken (1721) I. 33 The God of Harmony voic'd all their Throats, And sweetly harmoniz'd their various Notes. 1731 A. Hill xvi Th' Almighty God, who gave the Sun to blaze, Voic'd the Great Poet, for his Maker's Praise. 1834 R. M. Milnes 138 How were ye voiced, ye Stars,—how cheerily Castor and Pollux spoke to the quivering seaman. 1848 7 107 Upon the shore are beautiful shells, red-lipped as Venus, and voiced with wondrous singing. 1976 E. Petix in R. K. Morris iii. 51 Burgess..‘voiced’ him with the lament of a world so mesmerized by technocracy that it has lost its essence. the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [verb (transitive)] > voice the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [verb (intransitive)] > become voiced 1871 A. J. Ellis III. xi. 1114 Before voiced b and d, every consonant is voiced, as zeepbak. 1888 H. Sweet (new ed.) 18 Dutch still voices final s in stressless words such as is and was when a vowel follows. 1959 A. Campbell viii. 163 A voiceless spirant was voiced if the preceding vowel did not bear the main stress. 1964 40 26 The sibilant affricated in close juncture with /l/ but did not voice. 1992 July 59/2 He voices the initial th, though I suspect more recent users (there have been a few) might prefer the voiceless form. society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > write or print music [verb (transitive)] > write out voice parts 1871 J. Hiles 227 To voice, also means, writing the voice parts, regard being had to the nature and capabilities of each kind of voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  n.c1300 v.1429 |
