All 7 Uses of
utter
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- Only one person could have designed the outfit, at first glance utterly utilitarian, at second a work of art.
Chpt 3utterly = completely or totally
- The side of his mouth I can see opens as if to utter an exclamation.
Chpt 7utter = say with the voice
- I know Haymitch would have come to my defense if he hadn't been utterly unprepared.
Chpt 13 *utterly = completely or totally
- Before anyone has time to register what lies beneath the words I have just uttered.
Chpt 18uttered = said with the voice
- Before eyebrows are raised, objections are uttered, two and two are put together, and the solution is that I should be kept as far away from the Capitol as possible.
Chpt 18
- We watch, utterly helpless, as the flesh melts off his body like candle wax.
Chpt 22utterly = completely or totally
- I utter my first words since my sister's death.
Chpt 25 *utter = say 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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.