noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɔɪsɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekw-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkws Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English -ing English voicing From voice + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
virittäminen
— music: final regulation of the pitch and tone
Polish:
udźwięcznienie
— music: final regulation of the pitch and tone
Finnish:
soinnutus
— music: particular arrangement of notes to form a chord
Japanese:
ボイシング
(boishingu)
— music: particular arrangement of notes to form a chord
Polish:
udźwięcznienie
— music: particular arrangement of notes to form a chord
Albanian:
zëshmim
— phonetics: articulatory process
Finnish:
soinnuttaminen
— phonetics: articulatory process
French:
voisement
— phonetics: articulatory process
Hungarian:
zöngésülés
— phonetics: articulatory process
Hungarian:
zöngésedés
— phonetics: articulatory process
Hungarian:
zöngésítés
— phonetics: articulatory process
Italian:
sonorizzazione
— phonetics: articulatory process
Polish:
udźwięcznienie
— phonetics: articulatory process
Russian:
озвонче́ние
(ozvončénije)
— phonetics: articulatory process
Chinese Mandarin:
清濁 /清浊
(qīngzhuó)
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Finnish:
sointi
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Hungarian:
zöngésség
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Hungarian:
zönge
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Italian:
sonorizzazione
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Japanese:
清濁
(seidaku)
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Polish:
dźwięczność
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Russian:
зво́нкость
(zvónkostʹ)
— phonetics: classification of speech sounds
Albanian:
zëshmim
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Finnish:
soinnillistuminen
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
French:
voisement
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
French:
sonorisation
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Galician:
sonorización
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Italian:
sonorizzazione
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Polish:
udźwięcznienie
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Sicilian:
sunurizzazziuni
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one
Spanish:
sonorización
— phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one