vocalise

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Think allowed - vocalise your thoughts, so you can bring your pair on the journey to the solution

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  1. noun An exercise, composition, or arrangement in which a performer sings solmization syllables or other meaningless vocal sounds rather than a text.
  2. verb Chiefly British Variant of vocalize.

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  • They'll help you out a bit, but it's not significantly different to the amount they'll vocalise in multiplayer. —  Computer And Video Games
  • Shy Girl Shouting Music had an intriguing concept -- a vocalise performed over a kindling accompaniment of electric guitar, piano and bass. —  Blog updates
  • The humour of Pineapple Express is a bit like Will Ferrell meets Superbad, it revels in lengthy exchanges between two socially tuned out friends, but also adds Ferrell-like slant where the characters vocalise every little thought they appear to be having, so for example while one character is beating on another, he'll also be explaining the confusion and thought process behind his actions. —  DVD Times
  • Intuitively, we all know what the sociologists and psychologists are beginning to vocalise; that despite porn being good, dirty fun in many households, it's also becoming a very destructive addiction and a dangerous influence on adolescent minds.
  • The Woods Hole, St Andrews and Ifaw groups are all using acoustics to identify and track the animals when they vocalise at depth. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French, from vocaliser, to vocalize, from vocal, vocal, from Old French; see vocal.

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  1. French, from vocaliser, vocalize.
 

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/voʊkɑˈliz/
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