0 the sounds that are made when people speak or sing:
a low-pitched/high-pitched voice
a booming/breathy/clear/deep/fruity/gravelly/husky/squeaky voice
"I don't know what you mean," said Fran in a quavering voice.
You'll have to raise your voice (= speak louder) if you want to be heard in here.
I have a cold and I think I'm losing my voice (= becoming unable to speak).
He's at that age when his voice is breaking (= changing from a boy's to a man's).
1 an expression of opinion, or the right to express your opinion:
There was only one dissenting voice during the discussion.
Unfortunately a strike was the only way to make our voices heard.
The committee represents the voice of the students.
Developing countries are demanding a stronger voice (= right to express opinions) in the debate.
Millions of women sit in silence and loneliness. Give them a voice, please.
Members themselves say being part of a national union gives them a voice to fight for their rights.
I wouldn't work for Peter if I were you - this is the voice of experience talking!
2 the relationship between the subject of the verb and the action described by the verb, or the forms of a verb that show this relationship:
3 to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint, etc. that you have about it:
I have voiced my objections to the plan to management.
4 the sound made when people speak or sing, or the ability to make such a sound:
5 an expression of opinion, or the right to express an opinion:
6 the relationship between the subject of the verb and the action described by the verb, or the forms of a verb that show this relationship
I had to raise my voice to make myself heard over the noise.
My mother had a beautiful singing voice when she was younger.
Initially, the television screen was covered, forcing the par ticipants to base their comments solely on the interviewees' voices.
An interruption by something sounding like a switch leads into a chorus of voices speaking about an undisclosed quasi-scientific process.
Without rediscovery of victims' voices, the idea of an inclusive process of truth recovery (essential to an effective legal and political transition) remains a chimera.
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