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utter
1[uht-er]
verb (used with object)
to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce.
unable to utter her feelings;
51Թs were uttered in my hearing.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice.
to utter a sigh.
Synonyms: , ,Phonetics.to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language.
to express (oneself or itself), especially in words.
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice.
The engine uttered a shriek.
to express by written or printed words.
to make publicly known; publish.
to utter a libel.
to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and especially counterfeit money or forged checks.
British Dialect.to expel; discharge or emit.
Obsolete.to publish, as a book.
Obsolete.to sell.
verb (used without object)
to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc..
His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
to sustain utterance; undergo speaking.
Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.
utter
2[uht-er]
adjective
her utter abandonment to grief;
utter strangers.
an utter denial.
utter
1/ ˈʌə /
verb
to give audible expression to (something)
to utter a growl
criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc)
(tr) to make publicly known; publish
to utter slander
obsoleteto give forth, issue, or emit
utter
2/ ˈʌə /
adjective
(prenominal) (intensifier)
an utter fool
utter bliss
the utter limit
Other 51Թ Forms
- utterable adjective
- utterer noun
- utterless adjective
- unuttered adjective
- utterness noun
- ˈܳٳٱ adjective
- ˈܳٳٱ noun
- ˈܳٳٱ adjective
- ˈܳٳٱness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of utter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of utter1
Origin of utter2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When he heard the news, he rushed back but found utter chaos.
One of the people who posted the original call for a protest on Monday has appealed for the attacks to stop, describing them as "utter madness".
His or her line of work demands utter commitment, if not active contempt for the very concept of a “personal life.”
I’ve covered Nancy Pelosi for more than three decades and never once heard her utter a curse word, in public or private.
The Metropolitan Police says Londoners "will be as outraged as we are at the utter waste of public funds" after a disciplinary process for one of its senior officers took almost five years.
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