Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced
   in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the
   case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants,
   such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant;
   intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation,
   // 199-202.