utter
adjective
- complete; total
- unqualified; absolute; unconditional
transitive verb
- to give out; put forth: now used only of the passing of counterfeit money or forged checks
- to produce, speak, or express audibly (speech sounds, syllables, words, thoughts, etc.)
- to express in any way
- to emit (nonvocal sounds), as if speaking
- to make known; divulge; reveal
- Obsolete to publish (a book, etc.)
- Obsolete to sell (goods, etc.)
intransitive verb
to speak or converse
See utter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ŭtˈər)
transitive verb ut·tered,
ut·ter·ing,
ut·ters - To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry.
- To articulate (words); pronounce or speak. See Synonyms at vent1.
- Law To put (counterfeit money, for example) into circulation.
- To publish (a book, for example).
- Obsolete To sell or deliver (merchandise) in trading.
Related Forms:
(ŭtˈər)
adjective Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness.
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