Utter
verb (used with object)
1.
to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce:
unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
2.
to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice:
to utter a sigh.
3.
Phonetics. to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language.
4.
to express (oneself or itself), especially in words.
5.
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice:
The engine uttered a shriek.
6.
to express by written or printed words.
7.
to make publicly known; publish:
to utter a libel.
8.
to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and especially counterfeit money or forged checks.
9.
to expel; emit.
10.
Obsolete. to publish, as a book.
11.
Obsolete. to sell.
verb (used without object)
12.
to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.:
His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
13.
to sustain utterance; undergo speaking:
Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.
adjective
1.
complete; total; absolute:
her utter abandonment to grief.
2.
unconditional; unqualified:
an utter denial.
verb
1.
to give audible expression to (something): to utter a growl
2.
(criminal law) to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc)
3.
(transitive) to make publicly known; publish: to utter slander
4.
(obsolete) to give forth, issue, or emit
adjective
1.
(prenominal) (intensifier): an utter fool, utter bliss, the utter limit
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verb (used with object) 1. to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing. 2. to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh. 3. Phonetics. to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to […]
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