uttering

[ uht-er-ing ]
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nounLaw.
  1. the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.

Origin of uttering

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at utter1, -ing1

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How to use uttering in a sentence

  • They were the very words that she desired to hear from him; yet his manner of uttering them gave her little reassurance.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • Tom sat down as he said this, and, uttering a sort of groan, leaned his back against a tree.

    Hunting the Lions | R.M. Ballantyne
  • A noted miser boasted that he had lost five shillings without uttering a single complaint.

  • White with passion, Gray was on the point of uttering other angry and provocative words when Seton took his arm in a firm grip.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Whilst so engaged, the general threw up his hands and fell without uttering a word.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman