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v. - Utter speech sounds; Utter with vibrating throat chords; Express or state clearly; Pronounce as a vowel; Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel.

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  • "But that piece in particular struck me as a kind of vocalise," Siegel says.
  • Anna tried another soft vocalise, then coughed some.
  • They didn't all vocalise it, but they didn't all need to.
  • The tempo has to be" "She sang the melody like a vocalise.
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