English edit

Etymology edit

sub- +‎ vocalize

Verb edit

subvocalize (third-person singular simple present subvocalizes, present participle subvocalizing, simple past and past participle subvocalized)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To form (words or statements) in thought and express them inwardly without uttering them aloud.

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References edit

  • subvocalize”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996).