All 10 Uses of
utter
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Not Without My Daughter
- Mahtob was as irritable and miserable as I. Before we left, we uttered our bathroom prayer once more: "Dear God, please find us a safe way to go home together."†
uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- Mahtob recoiled in fright and uttered a sharp shriek.†
- Nastaran uttered a terrible spine-chilling shriek of agony, rightly guessing the hideous message.†
- Reza then uttered a remarkable statement one that I could not come close to understanding until years later, when I became all too familiar with the Iranian male ego, particularlY as it was manifest in Moody's family.†
- The obstetrical team uttered cries of delight at the awesome, recurrent miracle.†
- "I really love you for bringing her home," I said to Moody, feeling utterly ridiculous, even as I spoke the words.†
*utterly = completely or totally
- The last word, "him," Moody, was uttered with a trace of viciousness.†
uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- He told me the story with passionate anger, uttering the remarkable epithet: "The only thing that could ever straighten out this screwed-up country is an atomic bomb!†
*uttering = saying (or making a sound) with the voice
- I did not want to loiter in the bus station for three hours, and, allowing myself to relax a bit as we drew closer to freedom, I uttered the one word that I knew was also foremost on Mahtob's mind.†
uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- It felt good to utter a scornful laugh at one of Moody's relatives, and I did so now.†
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.