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dolce collapse: gently and sweetly

voice collapse: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"; the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"; the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"; the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"; something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"; a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"; (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"; (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes; give voice to; "He voiced his concern"; utter with vibrating vocal chords

articulate collapse: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"; express or state clearly

sotto voce collapse: in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce"

canvass collapse: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

with bated breath collapse

proxy collapse: a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting; a person authorized to act for another

speech collapse: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"; the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"; something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

legato collapse: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"; connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

pizzicato collapse: a note or passage that is played pizzicato; (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger; with a light plucking staccato sound

weakling collapse: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

audition collapse: a test of the suitability of a performer; perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"

drone collapse: stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen; a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone; an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control; talk in a monotonous voice; make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"

deadness collapse: the inanimate property of something that has died; the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"

blue book collapse: a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations; a register of persons who are socially prominent; a report published by the British government; bound in blue

behind the scenes collapse

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

aside collapse: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage; in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"; on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"; out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"; placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"

manner of speaking collapse: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

sonant collapse: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

decrescendo collapse: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness; gradually decreasing in volume; grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

piano collapse: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds; (music) low loudness; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

representation collapse: an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent; the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf; a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something; the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body; a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"; a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"; a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"; the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

undercover collapse

forte collapse: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible; (music) with great loudness; an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

burden collapse: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"; the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse; weight down with a load

say collapse: the chance to speak; "let him have his say"; indicate; "The clock says noon"; communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"; recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"; utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"; state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

final collapse: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament; not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"; conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

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