vocalize

1. (of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat.Examples: "We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them."

2. (music) To sing without using words.

3. (linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel.Examples: "In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable."

4. (linguistics, dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.dated

5. (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)Synonyms: outspeak