Vocalise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

pronounce as a vowel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈoʊkəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈəʊkəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈəʊkəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈoʊkəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vowelise enunciate voice sound vocalize phonate vowelize articulate

Antonyms

devoice

Parts of Speech

verb	sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
verb	pronounce as a vowel “between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized”
verb	express or state clearly
verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
verb	utter speech sounds

Word Forms

vocal	adjective	relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
vocalizer	noun	a person who sings
vocalizing	noun	the act of singing vocal music
vocaliser	noun	a person who sings
vowel	noun	a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
articulative	adjective	of or relating to articulation
articulation	noun	expressing in coherent verbal form
enunciation	noun	the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
voice	noun	the ability to speak
sound	noun	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
sonant	noun	a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
vocalization	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalisation	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
phone	noun	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
phonation	noun	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vokalisieren

singen (jede Note einer Tonleiter oder in einer Melodie) mit demselben Vokal

🇫🇷French

vocaliser

chanter (chaque note une gamme ou dans une mélodie) avec la même voyelle

🇪🇸Spanish

vocalizar

cantar (cada nota una escala o en una melodía) con la misma vocal

🇮🇹Italian

vocalizzare

cantare (ogni nota una scala o in una melodia) con la stessa vocale

🇳🇱Dutch

vocaliseren

zing (elke noot een toonladder of in een melodie) met dezelfde klinker

🇵🇹Portuguese

vocalizar

cantar (cada nota uma escala ou uma melodia) com a mesma vogal

🇷🇺Russian

озвучивать

петь (каждую ноту в гамме или в мелодии) с одной и той же гласной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुखर होना

एक ही स्वर के साथ गाएं (प्रत्येक स्वर एक पैमाने पर या एक राग में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

কণ্ঠস্বর

একই স্বর দিয়ে গান গাও (প্রতিটি স্কেল বা সুরে দ্রষ্টব্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

குரல் கொடு

(ஒவ்வொரு குறிப்பும் ஒரு அளவில் அல்லது ஒரு மெல்லிசையில்) ஒரே உயிரெழுத்துடன் பாடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వరము చేయుము

అదే అచ్చుతో పాడండి (ప్రతి గమనిక ఒక స్కేల్ లేదా శ్రావ్యతలో).

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वर करणे

त्याच स्वराने गा (प्रत्येक नोट स्केल किंवा रागात).

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવાજ કરવો

સમાન સ્વર સાથે ગાઓ (દરેક નોંધ સ્કેલ અથવા મેલોડીમાં).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವನಿಮಾಡು

ಒಂದೇ ಸ್ವರದೊಂದಿಗೆ (ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಸ್ವರವೂ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮಧುರದಲ್ಲಿ) ಹಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദമുയർത്തുക

ഒരേ സ്വരാക്ഷരത്തിൽ പാടുക (ഓരോ കുറിപ്പും ഒരു സ്കെയിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു മെലഡിയിൽ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਵਾਜ਼

ਉਸੇ ਸਵਰ ਨਾਲ ਗਾਓ (ਹਰੇਕ ਨੋਟ ਇੱਕ ਪੈਮਾਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਧੁਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آواز دینا

ایک ہی سر کے ساتھ گانا (ہر ایک پیمانے پر یا راگ میں نوٹ کریں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发声

用相同的元音唱歌（每个音阶或旋律）

🇯🇵Japanese

声を出す

同じ母音で（各音階またはメロディーで）歌う

🇰🇷Korean

목소리를 내다

(각 음표는 음계나 멜로디로) 같은 모음으로 노래하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát âm

hát (mỗi nốt một thang âm hoặc trong một giai điệu) với cùng một nguyên âm

🇹🇭Thai

เปล่งเสียง

ร้องเพลง (แต่ละโน้ตมีสเกลหรือทำนอง) ด้วยเสียงสระเดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersuara

bernyanyi (setiap nada dalam tangga nada atau melodi) dengan vokal yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-vocalize

kumanta (bawat nota ng iskala o sa himig) na may parehong patinig

🇲🇾Malay

bersuara

menyanyi (setiap nota skala atau dalam melodi) dengan vokal yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نطق

الغناء (كل نغمة سلم أو لحن) بنفس حرف العلة

🇮🇷Persian

آواز خواندن

بخوان (هر نت یک مقیاس یا در ملودی) با همان مصوت

🇹🇷Turkish

seslendirmek

aynı sesli harfle şarkı söyleyin (her nota bir dizi veya melodide)

🇮🇱Hebrew

להשמיע קול

לשיר (כל צליל בסולם או במנגינה) עם אותו תנועה

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