subvocalize

sub·vo·cal·ize  (sb-vk-lz)

tr. & intr.v. sub·vo·cal·ized, sub·vo·cal·iz·ing, sub·vo·cal·iz·es

To articulate or engage in articulation by moving the lips or other speech organs without making audible sounds, as in reading to oneself.

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sub·vocal·i·zation (-k-l-zshn) n.

sub·vocal·izer n.

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Verb

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subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" subvocalise enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"