English

Adjective

subvocal ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or not yet, uttered aloud.
2. (phonetics, dated) Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible; subtonic.

Derived terms

• subvocalization
• subvocalize
• subvocally

References

• subvocal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “subvocal” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “subvocal” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition (2007)
• Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)