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- Dictionaryutter/ˈʌtə/
verb
- 1. make (a sound) with one's voice: "he uttered an exasperated snort" Similar
- 2. put (forged money) into circulation.
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UTTER definition: 1. to say something or to make a sound with your voice: 2. complete or extreme: 3. to say…. Learn more.
The meaning of UTTER is carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, total. How to use utter in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Utter.
If you utter something, you give it voice. You could utter a cry or utter complete sentences; either way, you are expressing yourself. However, if you declare someone an utter moron, you are saying he is a complete and total moron; not that he is a moron expressing himself.
Utter definition: to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce. See examples of UTTER used in a sentence.
UTTER meaning: 1. to say something or to make a sound with your voice: 2. complete or extreme: 3. to say…. Learn more.
If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. He uttered a snorting laugh. [VERB noun] They departed without uttering a word. [VERB noun] You use utter to emphasize that something is great in extent, degree, or amount. This, of course, is utter nonsense. ...this utter lack of responsibility.
Definition of utter adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
utter something to make a sound with your voice; to say something. He uttered a great cry of anger. She did not utter a word during lunch (= said nothing). My mother hardly uttered a word the entire afternoon.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ut‧ter1 /ˈʌtə $ -ər/ adjective [only before noun] complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong That’s utter nonsense! This company treats its employees with utter contempt.
1. to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter a word. 2. to emit (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh. 3. to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek. 4. to express by written or printed words. 5. to make publicly known; publish: to utter a libel.
