the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
"a singer takes good care of his voice"
"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"
"the incessant voices of the artillery"
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"
"I gave voice to my feelings"
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
"the voice of the law"
"the Times is not the voice of New York"
"conservatism has many voices"
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
"the wee small voice of conscience"
"the voice of experience"
"he said his voices told him to do it"
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
"In linguistics class, we analyzed how changing the voice of a sentence alters whether the subject performs or receives the action."
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
"Her voice carried a strange melancholy that made everyone in the room feel sad."
In plain English: Voice is the sound your vocal cords make when you speak, sing, or shout.
"She raised her voice to be heard over the loud music."
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
"The mayor used her voice to announce the new park would open next spring."
In plain English: To voice something means to speak your thoughts or feelings out loud so others can hear them.
"She decided to voice her concerns during the meeting."
Usage: Use this verb when describing someone speaking aloud, singing, or expressing an opinion rather than remaining silent. It is often confused with the noun form, but as a verb it specifically focuses on the act of producing sound or making something known publicly.
The word "voice" entered English from Anglo-Norman and Old French, ultimately tracing back to the Latin vōx, which meant "voice." It replaced several native English words for sound, such as stefn and hlēoþor.