vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communicationroll call - calling out an official list of names speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" expletive - a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line groan, moan - an utterance expressing pain or disapproval howl, howling, ululation - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" paging - calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging" profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" snarl - a vicious angry growl speech - something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches" splutter, sputter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) growling - a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal) |