Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The act of vocalizing, using nonsense syllables or sounds (e.g. "dool-yuh doot-n dwee-dah") to create an improvised melodic solo, often imitative of other musical instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: jazz; singing; jazz; singing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing, vocalizing, jazz
History
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