All 6 Uses of
utter
in
A Passage to India
- "I do not," replied Mahmoud Ali, entering into the bitter fun, and feeling both pain and amusement at each word that was uttered.†
Chpt 2 *uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- There was a silence when he had finished speaking, on both sides of the court; at least, more ladies joined the English group, but their words seemed to die as soon as uttered.†
Chpt 5
- But the young man uttered a rapid "I know."†
Chpt 7
- Less than the dust, the schoolboy murmured the word "Diarrhcra," but took courage as soon as it had been uttered, for it improved his position.†
Chpt 9
- "Bourn" is the sound as far as the human alphabet can express it, or "bou-ourn," or "ou-boum,"—utterly dull.†
Chpt 14 *utterly = completely or totally
- It was Adela's faith that the whole stream of events is important and interesting, and if she grew bored she blamed herself severely and compelled her lips to utter enthusiasms.†
Chpt 14
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.