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Verb: utter ú-tu(r)- Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
"He uttered a curse"; - express, verbalize, verbalise [Brit], give tongue to - Express audibly; make sounds (not necessarily words)
"He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"; - emit, let out, let loose - Express in speech
"She utters a lot of nonsense"; - talk, speak, mouth, verbalize, verbalise [Brit] - Put into circulation
"utter counterfeit currency" Adjective: utter ú-tu(r)- Without qualification; used informally as an (often pejorative) intensifier
"utter nonsense"; - arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, rigorous - Complete and absolute
"utter seriousness"; - blank
Derived forms: uttered, utters, uttering See also: complete, unmitigated Type of: circulate, communicate, distribute, intercommunicate, pass around, pass on Encyclopedia: Utter |