Vocalises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Produces vocal sound, often by singing or uttering musical tones
2. Emits voice sounds, especially melodically or in song
3. Creates audible tones or sings to express musical notes

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the answer is brief: "vocalises" is the third-person singular present of "vocalise", meaning to produce sound with the voice, often in singing or in wordless musical tones. The verb is built from "vocal", which comes from the Latin "vōcālis" (of the voice, from "vōx", voice), plus the verb-forming ending "-ise". That ending traces back through Late Latin "-izāre" and Ancient Greek "-ίζω", and reached English through Middle French "-iser". The verb itself is an English formation from "vocal" and "-ise" rather than a direct borrowing of a Latin verb.

Synonyms: articulates, pronounces, utters