All 6 Uses of
utter
in
The Great Gatsby
- At this point Miss Baker said: "Absolutely!" with such suddenness that I started — it was the first word she uttered since I came into the room.
p. 10.5uttered = said aloud
- The idea is if we don't look out the white race will be — will be utterly submerged.
p. 13.0utterly = completely
- I couldn't guess what Daisy and Tom were thinking, but I doubt if even Miss Baker, who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy scepticism, was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency out of mind.
p. 15.9
- I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl.
p. 17.0
- I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic, and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn.
p. 68.0 *
- I became aware now of a hollow, wailing sound which issued incessantly from the garage, a sound which as we got out of the coupe and walked toward the door resolved itself into the words "Oh, my God!" uttered over and over in a gasping moan.
p. 138.1 *uttered = said with the voice
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.