- phonating
- 'fəʊneɪt /'fəʊ'neɪt v. express vocally; make vocal sounds
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phonate — intransitive verb (phonated; phonating) Date: 1876 to produce vocal sounds and especially speech • phonation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Vocal fry register — The vocal fry register (also known as pulse register, laryngealisation, pulse phonation, creak, glottal fry, glottal rattle, glottal scrape or strohbass), is the lowest vocal register and is produced through a loose glottal closure which will… … Wikipedia
phonate — /foh nayt/, v.t., v.i., phonated, phonating. 1. Phonet. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action. 2. to vocalize. [1875 80; PHON + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
phonate — [c]/ˈfoʊneɪt/ (say fohnayt) verb (phonated, phonating) –verb (i) 1. to produce speech sounds by vibration of the vocal bands; vocalise. –verb (t) 2. to utter (a sound). {Greek phōnē voice + ate1} –phonation /foʊˈneɪʃən/ (say foh nayshuhn) …
phonate — [fō′nāt΄] vi. [ PHON(O) + ATE1] phonated, phonating to produce speech sounds; esp., to utter a voiced sound or sounds phonation n … English World dictionary
