verb
- to produce vocal sounds by vibrating the vocal cords
Usage: technical; linguistics
Examples
- The speech therapist taught her how to phonate properly after the surgery.
- Singers must learn to phonate efficiently to avoid vocal strain.
- The patient was unable to phonate due to damage to his vocal cords.
- Children typically begin to phonate within their first few months of life.
- The voice coach explained how to phonate without tension in the throat.
- Researchers studied how different animals phonate to communicate.