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Vocal

Of or relating to the production of sound through the mouth
The vertebrate vocal organs.
A vocal defect.

Vociferous

Expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful
He was a vociferous opponent of the takeover

Vocal

Uttered or produced by the voice
Vocal sounds.

Vociferous

Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

Vocal

Full of voices; resounding
A playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children.
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Vociferous

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.

Vocal

Tending to express oneself often or freely; outspoken
A vocal critic of city politics.

Vociferous

Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
Not even the most vociferous advocates of reform were willing to go to such lengths.

Vocal

Of or resembling vowels; vocalic.

Vociferous

Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as, vociferous heralds.
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Vocal

Voiced.

Vociferous

Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry;
Blatant radios
A clamorous uproar
Strident demands
A vociferous mob

Vocal

(Music) Of, relating to, or performed by singing
Vocal training.
Vocal music.

Vocal

A vocal sound.

Vocal

Often vocals A part or melody that is sung in a musical performance or recording
The drummer does the lead vocal on that song.

Vocal

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
Vocal problems

Vocal

(anatomy) Used in the production of speech sounds.
Vocal apparatus

Vocal

(music) Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.

Vocal

(phonetics) 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.

Vocal

(phonetics) vocalic.

Vocal

Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
Vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship

Vocal

Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.

Vocal

Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.

Vocal

Syn of expressive.

Vocal

Full of voices.

Vocal

(phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.

Vocal

(music) A part of a piece of music that is sung.

Vocal

(acting) A musical performance involving singing.

Vocal

(Catholicism) A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Vocal

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.
To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,Made vocal by my song.

Vocal

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

Vocal

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

Vocal

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.

Vocal

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.

Vocal

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

Vocal

Relating to or designed for or using the singing voice;
Vocal technique
The vocal repertoire
Organized a vocal group to sing his compositions

Vocal

Having or using the power to produce speech or sound;
Vocal organs
All vocal beings hymned their praise

Vocal

Using the voice in song;
Vocal music

Vocal

Given to expressing yourself freely or insistently;
Outspoken in their opposition to segregation
A vocal assembly

Vocal

Using the voice in speech;
Vocal communication
Either silent or vocal prayers
Vocal noises

Vocal

Full of the sound of voices;
A playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children

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