| utterance | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. utterance, vocalization | the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication. |
| ~ roll call | calling out an official list of names. |
| ~ auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing. |
| ~ speech sound, phone, sound | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. |
| ~ cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| ~ cry, yell | a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate).; "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" |
| ~ croak, croaking | a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog). |
| ~ exclaiming, exclamation | an abrupt excited utterance.; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" |
| ~ expletive | a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line. |
| ~ groan, moan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval. |
| ~ ahem, hem | the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.. |
| ~ howl, howling, ululation | a long loud emotional utterance.; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" |
| ~ laugh, laughter | the sound of laughing. |
| ~ mumble | a soft indistinct utterance. |
| ~ paging | calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system).; "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging" |
| ~ profanity | vulgar or irreverent speech or action. |
| ~ pronunciation | the manner in which someone utters a word.; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" |
| ~ exultation, rejoicing, jubilation | the utterance of sounds expressing great joy. |
| ~ sigh, suspiration | an utterance made by exhaling audibly. |
| ~ snarl | a vicious angry growl. |
| ~ speaking, speech production | the utterance of intelligible speech. |
| ~ speech | something spoken.; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches" |
| ~ splutter, sputter | an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage). |
| ~ rasp, rasping | uttering in an irritated tone. |
| ~ growling | a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal). |
| pronounce | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| ~ twang | pronounce with a nasal twang. |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ devoice | utter with tense vocal chords. |
| ~ raise | pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth.; "raise your `o'" |
| ~ lilt | articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way. |
| ~ palatalise, palatalize | pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate. |
| ~ nasalise, nasalize | pronounce with a lowered velum.; "She nasalizes all her vowels" |
| ~ nasalise, nasalize | speak nasally or through the nose.; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" |
| ~ mispronounce, misspeak | pronounce a word incorrectly.; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" |
| ~ aspirate | pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds. |
| ~ vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound | utter with vibrating vocal chords. |
| ~ retroflex | articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate.; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" |
| ~ subvocalise, subvocalize | articulate without making audible sounds.; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" |
| ~ syllabise, syllabize | utter with distinct articulation of each syllable.; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" |
| ~ drawl | lengthen and slow down or draw out.; "drawl one's vowels" |
| ~ labialise, labialize, round | pronounce with rounded lips. |
| ~ lisp | speak with a lisp. |
| ~ accent, accentuate, stress | put stress on; utter with an accent.; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" |
| ~ vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize | pronounce as a vowel.; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" |
| ~ click | produce a click.; "Xhosa speakers click" |
| ~ trill | pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'.; "Some speakers trill their r's" |
| ~ sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant. |
| ~ flap | pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds. |
| ~ explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/. |
| ~ roll | pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/.; "She rolls her r's" |
| v. (communication) | 2. judge, label, pronounce | pronounce judgment on.; "They labeled him unfit to work here" |
| ~ adjudge, declare, hold | declare to be.; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
| ~ acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
| ~ convict | find or declare guilty.; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" |
| ~ tout | advertize in strongly positive terms.; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" |
| ~ rule, find | decide on and make a declaration about.; "find someone guilty" |
| ~ qualify | pronounce fit or able.; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" |
| ~ disqualify | declare unfit.; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" |
| ~ intonate, intone | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone.; "please intonate with sadness" |
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