adjective
voiced
voyst
adjective
1
In phonetics, produced with the vocal cords vibrating, as opposed to a silent or breathy sound.
"The letter "z" represents a voiced sound, while "s" is unvoiced."
2
Having a particular kind of voice, especially in compounds.
"The soft-voiced narrator made the audiobook easy to listen to."
How to Use Voiced
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMade using vibration of the vocal cords (in linguistics), or described by the kind of voice someone has.
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The letter "z" represents a _____ sound, while "s" is unvoiced.