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utter1

ut·ter1

utter1

 
 
pronunciation:
uh tr
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: utters, uttering, uttered
definition: to give forth (a sound or words) vocally.
He uttered what sounded like a growl.The baby uttered her first words today.
synonyms:
emit, say, speak, vocalize
similar words:
articulate, enunciate, express, pronounce, sound, talk, verbalize, voice
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)utter barely, ever, never, rarely, seldom
(v.)utter + adverb aloud, publicly
(v.)utter + nounHelp cliche, command, complaint, cry, curse, epithet, exclamation, expletive, falsehood, gasp, groan, laugh, lie, line, mantra, moan, name, noise, nonsense, oath, obscenity, peep, phrase, praise, prayer, profanity, prophecy, protest, remark, scream, sentence, sentiment, sigh, silence, slur, sound, syllable, tone, warning, word  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: utterable (adj.), utterer (n.)