utter
Use Utter in a sentence
ər verb (used with object)
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.
4.
to express (oneself or itself), especially in words.
5.
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek.
verb (used without object)
12.
to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
00:10
Utter
is always a great word to know.
So is vowel. Does it mean:
| a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs |
| articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To utter
Collins
World English Dictionary
utter1 (ˈʌtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to give audible expression to (something): to utter a growl |
| 2. | criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc) |
| 3. | (tr) to make publicly known; publish: to utter slander |
| 4. | obsolete to give forth, issue, or emit |
| [C14: probably originally a commercial term, from Middle Dutch ūteren (modern Dutch uiteren) to make known; related to Middle Low German ūtern to sell, show] | |
| 'utterable1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'utterableness1 | |
| —n | |
| 'utterer1 | |
| —n | |
| 'utterless1 | |
| —adj | |
| utter2 (ˈʌtə) | |
| —adj | |
| (prenominal) (intensifier): an utter fool; utter bliss; the utter limit | |
| [C15: from Old English utera outer, comparative of ūte | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
utter
"complete, total," O.E. utera, uterra, "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut (see out), from P.Gmc. *utizon (cf. O.N. utar, O.Fris. uttra, M.Du. utere, Du. uiter-, O.H.G. uzar, Ger. äußer "outer"), a comparative adj. from the base of out.
Uttermost, attested from c.1300, is more recent than utmost; M.E. also had uttermore (late 14c.), now, alas, no loger with us. Utterly (early 13c.) originally meant "sincerely, outspokenly" (cf. utter (v.)).
utter
"speak, say," c.1400, in part from M.L.G. utern "to turn out, show, speak," from uter "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut "out;" in part from M.E. verb outen "to disclose," from O.E. utan "to put out," from ut (see out). Cf. Ger. äussern "to utter, express," from aus
"out;" and colloquial phrase out with it "speak up!" Formerly also used as a commercial verb (as release is now). Utterance "that which is uttered" is attested from c.1454.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
