All 8 Uses of
utter
in
Sycamore Row
- The men just listened, agreeing, occasionally uttering a syllable or two.†
p. 46.0 *uttering = saying (or making a sound) with the voice
- She found this funny and uttered a quick laugh.†
p. 190.9uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- Of Lettie and the will and its related issues, not one word was uttered.†
p. 263.9
- She was reserved and her eyebrows were perpetually arched, as if she suspected every word he uttered.†
p. 395.5
- Instead, Jake uttered not a single word that could have been considered even remotely disrespectful.†
p. 415.0
- After all the witnesses had testified, after all the lawyers had been silenced, after all the wise words had been uttered by Judge Atlee, could those ten white people reach deep and find the courage to uphold Seth's last will?†
p. 506.8
- It was a harsh question, and as soon as he uttered it he wished he could take it back.†
p. 578.4
- At 1:30, the jurors reassembled in the deliberation room, and there was not a single word uttered about the trial.†
p. 619.4
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.