All 8 Uses of
utter
in
The Kite Runner
- That particular point, so obvious it was utterly stupid, hadn't even occurred to me.
p. 34.5utterly = completely
- [said of the sociopath, Assef] Of course, none of them dared utter it to his face unless they wished to suffer the same fate as the poor kid who had unwittingly inspired that nickname when he had fought Assef over a kite and ended up fishing his right ear from a muddy gutter.
p. 38.6 *utter = say
- Karim uttered a surprised cry and backpedaled.
p. 124.7uttered = made with the voice
- I grew very attached to that little boy—I had seen him take his first step, heard him utter his first word.
p. 212.7utter = say
- I felt utterly alone.
p. 274.9 *utterly = completely
- His name rose from the deep and I didn't want to say it, as if uttering it might conjure him.
p. 281.7uttering = saying
- "What are you doing here?" I said, knowing how utterly foolish the question sounded, yet unable to think of anything else to say.
p. 281.8utterly = completely or totally
- But it doesn't matter, I will utter those few words I still remember:
p. 346.0utter = say
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.