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Verb: utter  útu(r)
  1. Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
    "He uttered a curse"
    - express, verbalize, verbalise [Brit], give tongue to
     
  2. Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
    "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
    - emit, let out, let loose
     
  3. Express in speech
    - talk, speak, mouth, verbalize, verbalise [Brit]
     
  4. Put into circulation
    "utter counterfeit currency"
Adjective: utter  útu(r)
  1. Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
    "utter nonsense"
    - arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, unadulterated
     
  2. Complete
    "utter seriousness"
    - dead

Derived forms: uttered, uttering, utters

See also: complete, unmitigated, utterable, utterance, utterer, utterly

Type of: circulate, communicate, distribute, intercommunicate, pass around, pass on

Encyclopedia: Utter