The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VOICE
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What does VOICE mean?
VOICE noun- Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
- Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
- The tone or sound emitted by an object
- The faculty or power of utterance
- That which is communicated; message; meaning.
- An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered
- Command; precept.
- One who speaks; a speaker.
- A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
- (grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
- In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
- (IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
- To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
- To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
- To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of
- To vote; to elect; to appoint
- To clamor; to cry out
- (IRC) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
- To act as a voice actor to portray a character.