[uht-er] 
| 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), esp. 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 esp. counterfeit money or forged checks. |
| 9. | to expel; emit. |
| 10. | Obsolete. to publish, as a book. |
| 11. | Obsolete. to sell. |
| 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. |
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