Devoice (Verb)
Meaning
Utter with tense vocal chords.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The singer had to devoice her vowels to achieve a more soothing sound in the lullaby.
- After the injury, the athlete had trouble devoicing her voice to shout out plays to her teammates.
- He worked with the speech therapist to devoice some of the words so they didn't sound so harsh.
- The vocalist's voice coach told her to devoice the higher notes to relax her vocal chords.
- The choir director asked the tenors to devoice their part for a softer sound in the chorus.