adverb
- in a manner without voice or sound; silently
- in phonetics, produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- She mouthed the words voicelessly across the room.
- The actor performed the scene voicelessly, relying only on gestures.
- He screamed voicelessly in the nightmare.
- The consonant ‘p’ is pronounced voicelessly.
- She laughed voicelessly, her shoulders shaking with silent mirth.
- The wind moved voicelessly through the trees.