In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VOCALIZING
singing, vocalizing
(noun) the act of singing vocal music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
vocalizing
present participle of vocalize
Noun
vocalizing (plural vocalizings)
vocalization
Source: Wiktionary
VOCALIZE
Vo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vocalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vocalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. vocaliser.]
1. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to. It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another thing to vocalize that breath. Holder.
2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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