All 6 Uses of
utter
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- He had been utterly terrified to find a portrait talking to him, though this had been nothing to how he felt when a self-proclaimed wizard had bounced out of the fireplace and shaken his hand.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *
- "You see," Dumbledore said, turning back to Harry and again speaking as though Uncle Vernon had not uttered, "if you have indeed inherited the house, you have also inherited —"†
Chpt 3 (definition 2)
- Typically, ten minutes into the lesson Hermione managed to repel Neville's muttered Jelly-Legs Jinx without uttering a single word, a feat that would surely have earned her twenty points for Gryffindor from any reasonable teacher, thought Harry bitterly, but which Snape ignored.†
Chpt 9 (definition 2)
- Hermione's face became stonier with every word he uttered.†
Chpt 9 (definition 2) *
- There, to his utter astonishment, was Tonks, walking toward him as though she frequently strolled up this corridor.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- Harry uttered an inarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he cared not whether he lived or died.†
Chpt 28 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)
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(2) (utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice