Voice | Mean of voice in English Dictionary

/ˈvoɪs/

• Noun
• the sounds that you make with your mouth and throat when you are speaking, singing, etc.
1. He has a deep voice.
2. a loud/booming voice
3. a high/shrill voice
4. her small/timid voice
5. “Can we speak privately?” she said in a low/soft/quiet voice.
6. My teenage son's voice is beginning to change/break. [=it is beginning to sound deeper like a man's voice]
7. Her voice was breaking [=it was changing in sound because of emotion] as she said goodbye.
8. a voice on the radio
9. We heard voices coming from the next room.
10. She does the voices for several cartoon characters.
11. Please keep your voice down. [=please speak quietly]
12. Please lower your voice. [=please speak more quietly]
13. Father was stern, but he never raised his voice. [=spoke loudly or harshly]
14. She was yelling at the top of her voice. [=as loudly as she could]
15. I don't like your tone of voice. [=the way you are speaking to me]
• the ability to speak
1. I shouted so much that I lost my voice.
• the ability to sing
1. She has a terrific voice.
2. He was in good voice [=able to sing well] for his recital.

• a right or way to express your wishes, opinions, etc.
1. The students complained that they had no voice [=say] in school affairs.
2. Town meetings give people a voice in local politics.
• a wish, opinion, etc., that you express openly or publicly
1. Listen to the voice of the people.
2. Please vote and make your voices heard!
• a thought or feeling that comes to you especially when you do not expect it
1. A little voice in my head told me not to trust him.
2. You must learn to trust your inner voice.
• a person who expresses a wish, opinion, etc.
1. A few voices in the crowd expressed displeasure.
2. She was the voice of reason in our group. [=she stopped us from doing foolish things]
• a verb form that shows whether the subject of a sentence does or receives the action of the verb
1. “I found a quarter” is in the active voice.
2. “He was found by the police” is in the passive voice.
• to express (a thought, feeling, etc.) to someone
1. Therapy allowed her to give voice to her fears.
• Verb
• to express (something) in words
1. He voiced concern about safety issues. [=he said that he felt concern about safety issues]
2. The senator angrily voiced his objection to the bill.