All 6 Uses of
utter
in
Dark Witch
- Every second sentence she utters starts with those two words.†
p. 61.9 *utters = says (or makes a sound) with the voice
- Left him, for that breath of time, utterly weak.†
p. 202.3 *utterly = completely or totally
- He punched the words out like an argument waiting to happen, and she was totally, utterly done for.†
p. 340.5
- And she realized with a sudden, utter certainty she was never going back.†
p. 78.9
- And it was love twined with utter devotion that had the mare stretching her neck so her head could bump his shoulder, light as a kiss.†
p. 140.0
- And that utter faith in the good and the happy that lived inside her, though he understood, more and more, how little of either she'd had.†
p. 247.2
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.