vocalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vocalize
1
as in utters
to express (a thought or emotion) in words she's not one to vocalize her worries

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2
as in sings
to produce musical sounds with the voice spent some time vocalizing before the concert

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Recent Examples of vocalizes The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalizes
  1. utters
  2. sings
  3. says
  4. chants
  5. tells
  6. speaks
  7. talks
  8. discusses
Verb
  • At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.
    — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Definition of utters
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  • Her special new brand of perreo melancolía features guest vocals by Drake (who sings in Spanish), Bruno Mars, Greg Gonzalez (of Cigarettes After Sex), as well as Spanish stars Judeline and Rusowsky.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX sings on soaring AI costs watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sings
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  • As a direct result of the blow, Hackett suffered bruising and pain, the complaint says.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • New Haven Hose Company Fire Chief Jeff Layton says there was no flooding reported in any homes, but there was some damage to the park.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of says
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  • The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.
    — Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of chants
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  • The film tells the story behind the making of the cult classic starring Sylvester Stallone, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1977.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Where the Tuition Money Actually Goes Sticker price tells you what a college charges.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tells
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  • Where the rest of the writing team really came in, during the uncharacteristically 30-minute long segment, was working on a last minute bit in the back half where Kimmel speaks to an FCC commissioner played by Oscar winner Robert De Niro.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors are invited to stop, look and choose the one that speaks most directly to them.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaks
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  • Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks with 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction recipient Kei Miller about Yuval Noah Harari’s sprawling and sometimes controversial book Sapiens and about how humanity is fiction (and vice-versa).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of talks
Verb
  • What else is going on Commentary and opinions Columnist LZ Granderson discusses Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and how his criticism has more to do with identity rather than his politics.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This article discusses mobile wound care and primary care services provided by ADA Family Health Clinic across Texas and Louisiana.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of discusses

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