vocal (Meaning)

Wordnet

vocal (n)

music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

a short musical composition with words

Wordnet

vocal (a)

relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

having or using the power to produce speech or sound

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vocal (s)

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

full of the sound of voices

Webster

vocal (a.)

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.

Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer.

Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds.

Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202.

Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel.

Webster

vocal (n.)

A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.

A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

vocal Sentence Examples

  1. Her vocal cords were strained from singing too loudly.
  2. The singer's vocal performance captivated the audience.
  3. The choir's vocals soared through the cathedral.
  4. The rapper's vocal delivery was sharp and incisive.
  5. The politician's vocal support for the bill ensured its passage.
  6. The vocal majority drowned out the dissenters.
  7. The vocal fry in her voice gave her a distinctive sound.
  8. The orchestra provided a rich instrumental backdrop to the vocalists.
  9. The vocal synthesis software created a lifelike imitation of the singer's voice.
  10. The vocal cords are muscles that vibrate to produce sound.

FAQs About the word vocal

music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment, a short musical composition with words, relating to or designed

voiced, oral, uttered, spoken,whispered, pronounced, shouted, breathed, mouthed, mumbled

nonvocal, silent,silent, mute, nonvocal, inarticulate, inarticulate, quiet, quiet, mute

Her vocal cords were strained from singing too loudly.

The singer's vocal performance captivated the audience.

The choir's vocals soared through the cathedral.

The rapper's vocal delivery was sharp and incisive.