voice – English noun declension

English noun forms of voice

Noun: voice
Singularvoice
Pluralvoices

Sample Sentences

  • The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.
  • Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.
  • His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.
  • Her voice was euer ſoft,
  • Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman. [c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], page 309, column 1:]
  • And joyn thy voice unto the Angel Quire, [1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 2:]
  • Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner had backed manager Houllier during the week and asked for the fans to get behind their team as they looked to steer themselves away from the relegation zone.
  • To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross. [2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:]
  • When a voice with a tremolo is pushed, or forced, the flutter of the tongue may spread to the jaw, which then moves up and down with the flutter of the tremolo; this is known as a "jaw tremolo." It may even spread to the chest, which then becomes involved in this tetanic flutter. [1957, Douglas Stanley, Your Voice, Pitman Publishing, page 30:]
  • And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12:]
  • Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 40:9:]
  • The floods have lifted up their voice. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 93:3:]
  • O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice. [1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy:]
  • to cultivate the voice
  • I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:20:]
  • My voice is in my sword. [c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vii]:]
  • 17th century, John Fell, unknown work
  • Let us call on God in the voice of his church.
  • Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir. [c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:]
  • Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice. [1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]
  • Like many of the 7 million other first time voters, she came of age during half a decade of military rule that has governed the country since former general turned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power in a 2014 coup. "We have had our voice taken away for five years," she says. [2019 March 24, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “Thailand's youth demand change ahead of elections”, in CNN, retrieved 24 Mar 2019:]
  • As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 8:20:]
  • a potent voice of Parliament. [1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:]
  • The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema. [2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject:]
  • President Biden told the American public in an Oval Office address on Wednesday that he had abandoned his re-election campaign because there is “a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices — yes, younger voices.” [2024 July 25, Katie Rogers, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Says It Is Time to Step Aside for a Fresh, Younger Voice”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
  • The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.
  • There are four tenses of the subjunctive (present, perfect, imperfect, and pluperfect) and three voices (active, passive, and deponent). […] See 12.8 for the formation of the deponent voice. [2012, Drew Arlen Mannetter, I Came, I Saw, I Translated, page 197:]
  • The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
  • True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. [1999 February 20, Cory McWilliams, “IRC oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:]

Etymology

1. From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”).
2. Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”) (from Old English stefn (see steven)), Old English hlēoþor, Old English woþ, and Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox. See: Middle English Nouns 'voice', French Nouns 'voix', Ancient Greek Nouns 'ὄψ', Middle English Nouns 'steven', Old English Nouns 'stefn'.