9. (Gram.) A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a
particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation
of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
Active voice (Gram.), that form of the verb by which its subject is
represented as the agent or doer of the action expressed by it. — Chest
voice (Phon.), a kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and of a
sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice
of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords
through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces
presented to each other. — Head voice (Phon.), a kind of voice of high
pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of
the thin register; falsetto. In producing it, the vibration of the
cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then
presented to each other. — Middle voice (Gram.), that form of the verb
by which its subject is represented as both the agent, or doer, and the
object of the action, that is, as performing some act to or upon
himself, or for his own advantage. — Passive voice. (Gram.) See under
Passive, a. — Voice glide (Pron.), the brief and obscure neutral vowel
sound that sometimes occurs between two consonants in an unaccented
syllable (represented by the apostrophe), as in able (a"b'l). See
Glide, n., 2. — Voice stop. See Voiced stop, under Voiced, a. — With
one voice, unanimously. "All with one voice . . . cried out, Great is
Diana of the Ephesians." Acts xix. 34.
Voice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voiced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Voicing (?).] 1.
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce;
to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. "Rather assume
thy right in silence and . . . then voice it with claims and
challenges." Bacon.
It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward
Plantagenet.
Bacon.
2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a
narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak
above a whisper.
3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as,
to voice the pipes of an organ.