[
US
/ˈvoʊkəɫ/
]
[ UK /vˈəʊkəl/ ]
[ UK /vˈəʊkəl/ ]
NOUN
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a short musical composition with words
a successful musical must have at least three good songs - music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
ADJECTIVE
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full of the sound of voices
a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children -
having or using the power to produce speech or sound
all vocal beings hymned their praise
vocal organs -
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
outspoken in their opposition to segregation
a vocal assembly -
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
organized a vocal group to sing his compositions
the vocal repertoire
vocal technique
How To Use vocal In A Sentence
- From barbershop quartets to gospel close-harmony groups to doo-wop to the kooky a cappella experiments, vocals-only pop music has a long history.
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- We the Muslims unequivocally condemn abuse of the phrase Allahu Akbar and call on the imams and the scholars to recondition appropriate use of the phrase. Mike Ghouse: Allahu Akbar Is Abused
- In their summary, they state that this ape's vocal organ is not capable of producing delicately modulated or controlled sounds.
- A six-time Grammy nominee (talk about frustration), Elling has released six albums of audacious vocalese that trumpet his daring range and intellectualism.
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- If one can speak of a vocal Achilles heel, then Miss Roocroft's is still her cloudy diction.
- Wrapped in slick vocal layering and multi-tracked veneer, the disc is more upbeat than previous records and features an old-country twang.
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- November, Sony Music issued a track called quell rumours that some of Jackson's vocals on the album were "fake". The Guardian World News