utter

utter

speak or pronounce: Don’t utter a word.; complete; total; absolute: the utter truth; unconditional; unqualified: He’s an utter liar.

Not to be confused with:

udder – a mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows

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ut·ter ¹

 (ŭt′ər)

tr.v. ut·tered, ut·ter·ing, ut·ters

1. To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry.

2. To articulate (words); pronounce or speak: uttered "yes."

3. Law To put (counterfeit currency or a forged check or instrument) into circulation: utter a bad check.

4. Obsolete To offer (merchandise) for sale; sell.

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[Middle English utteren, partly from Middle Low German uteren (from uter, outer, comparative of ūt, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots) and alteration (influenced by utter, outer) of Middle English outen, to disclose (from out, out; see out).]

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ut′ter·a·ble adj.

ut′ter·er n.

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ut·ter ²

 (ŭt′ər)

adj.

Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness.

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[Middle English, from Old English ūtera, outer; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

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utter

(ˈʌtə)

vb

1. to give audible expression to (something): to utter a growl.

2. (Law) criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc)

3. (tr) to make publicly known; publish: to utter slander.

4. obsolete to give forth, issue, or emit

[C14: probably originally a commercial term, from Middle Dutch ūteren (modern Dutch uiteren) to make known; related to Middle Low German ūtern to sell, show]

ˈutterable adj

ˈutterableness n

ˈutterer n

ˈutterless adj

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utter

(ˈʌtə)

adj

(prenominal) (intensifier): an utter fool; utter bliss; the utter limit.

[C15: from Old English utera outer, comparative of ūte out (adv); related to Old High German ūzaro, Old Norse ūtri]

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ut•ter¹

(ˈʌt ər)

v.t.

1. to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter a word.

2. to emit (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh.

3. to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek.

4. to express by written or printed words.

5. to make publicly known; publish: to utter a libel.

6. to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and esp. counterfeit money or forged checks.

7. to expel; emit.

8. Obs. to publish, as a book.

9. Obs. to sell.

v.i.

10. to use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.; speak.

[1350–1400; Middle English outren (see out, -er⁶); c. German äussern to declare]

ut′ter•a•ble, adj.

ut•ter²

(ˈʌt ər)

adj.

1. complete; total; absolute: utter abandonment to grief.

2. unconditional; unqualified: an utter denial.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English uttra, ūtera outer. See out, -er⁴]

ut′ter•ly, adv.

ut′ter•ness, n.

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utter

• arrant - Means "complete, utter," as in arrant knave, "an extremely untrustworthy individual."
• explore - Comes from Latin, meaning "search out," from ex-, "out," and plorare, "utter a cry."
• whicker - To utter a half-suppressed laugh.
• yodel - From Bavarian jodln, "to utter the syllable jo (yo)."

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utter

Past participle: uttered
Gerund: uttering

Imperative

utter

utter

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	utter - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" give tongue to, express, verbalise, verbalize blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" clamour, clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" vociferate, shout out - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands" marvel - express astonishment or surprise about something voice - give voice to; "He voiced his concern" raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" breathe - utter or tell; "not breathe a word" drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names" pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" get off - deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time" platitudinize - utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience" say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" pooh-pooh - express contempt about hurl, throw - utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
	2.	utter - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" let loose, let out, emit call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeys crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy" crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning" trumpet - utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting" coo - cry softly, as of pigeons cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" miaou, miaow - make a cat-like sound tsk, tut, tut-tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" gurgle - utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" nasale - speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled" bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" sigh - utter with a sigh troat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time lift - make audible; "He lifted a war whoop" pant - utter while panting, as if out of breath volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" break into - express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" splutter, sputter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval" wolf-whistle - whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" spit, spit out - utter with anger or contempt groan, moan - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" growl, rumble, grumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" baa, blat, blate, bleat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" bellow, roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" churr, whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birds chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas meow, mew - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owls cronk, honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval sibilate - utter a sibilant bray, hee-haw - braying characteristic of donkeys oink, squeal - utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs cluck, clack, click - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens low, moo - make a low noise, characteristic of bovines cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens gobble - make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny - make a characteristic sound, of a horse gargle - utter with gargling or burbling sounds caw - utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens mew - utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
	3.	utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" phonate, vocalise, vocalize - utter speech sounds troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began lip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" whisper - speak softly; in a low voice peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice speak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" enthuse - utter with enthusiasm speak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer" talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" blubber out, blubber - utter while crying drone on, drone - talk in a monotonous voice stammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" rasp - utter in a grating voice blunder out, blurt, blurt out, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" inflect, modulate, tone - vary the pitch of one's speech deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalities blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomely open up - talk freely and without inhibition snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner murmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice slur - utter indistinctly bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" bay - utter in deep prolonged tones jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate - express or utter with a hiss cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" intone, tone, chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" gulp - utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	4.	utter - put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency" pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
Adj.	1.	utter - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, staring, perfect, pure, everlasting, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, consummate, complete, stark, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	2.	utter - complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" dead complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

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utter

¹

verb say, state, speak, voice, express, deliver, declare, mouth, breathe, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, put into words, verbalize, vocalize They departed without uttering a word.

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utter

²

adjective absolute, complete, total, perfect, positive, pure, sheer, stark, outright, all-out, thorough, downright, real, consummate, veritable, unqualified, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face.

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utter ¹

verb

1. To produce or make (speech sounds):

articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, vocalize.

2. To put into words:

articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.

Idiom: give tongue to.

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utter ²

adjective

Completely such, without qualification or exception:

absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved.

Informal: flat-out, positive.

Chiefly British: blooming.

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Translations

كُلّي، مُطْلَق، تامنطق (ب)يَنْطُق، يَتَفَوَّه

naprostýpronéstvydat

fuldstændigudstødeytre

völligäußersthervorbringenredenäußern

παντελής

totalabsolutoarticularcompletopronunciar

äärimmäinenhouriapäästääsanoatäydellinen

absolucompletlâcherpousserrépandre

alger, fullkominngefa frá sér hljóî; segja

completoemettere

absolūtsgalīgsizdvestizteiktpilnīgs

producerenuitbrengenuitenvoortbrengenzeggen

total

balbuciardizeremitirfalarpronunciar

глаголатьиздать

izrečiizustiti

fullständigrenyttra

belirtmeksöylemektam anlamıyla

发出声音完全的

utter

¹ [ˈʌtəʳ] ADJ → completo, total; [madness] → puro; [fool] → perfecto
utter nonsense! → ¡tonterías!
it was an utter disaster → fue un desastre total
he was in a state of utter depression → estaba completamente deprimido

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utter

² [ˈʌtəʳ] VT

1. [+ words] → pronunciar; [+ cry] → dar, soltar; [+ threat, insult etc] → proferir; [+ libel] → publicar
she never uttered a word → no dijo nada or (ni una) palabra
don't utter a word about it → no le digas nada a nadie

2. (Jur) [+ counterfeit money] → poner en circulación, expender

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

utter

[ˈʌtə^r]

adj [disaster] → complet/ète; [madness] → pur(e); [confusion] → total(e), complet/ète; [fool] → fini(e)
to my utter amazement → à ma plus grande surprise
this is utter nonsense → c'est complètement absurde

vt [+ word] → prononcer; [+ cry] → pousser; [+ sound, laugh] → émettre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

utter

¹

adj → total, vollkommen; rogue, drunkard → unverbesserlich; disgust, misery → grenzenlos; disbelief → total; despair → total, absolut; a complete and utter waste of time → eine totale Zeitverschwendung; with utter certainty/conviction → mit absoluter Sicherheit/Überzeugung; an utter stranger → ein Wildfremder m, → eine Wildfremde; what utter nonsense! → so ein totaler Blödsinn! (inf)

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utter

²

vt

(= say) → von sich (dat) → geben; word → sagen; word of complaint → äußern; cry, sigh, threat → ausstoßen; libel → verbreiten

(form) forged money → in Umlauf bringen; cheque → ausstellen

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utter

¹ [ˈʌtəʳ] adj (disaster, silence) → totale, assoluto/a; (madness) → puro/a; (fool) → perfetto/a
that's utter nonsense → sono tutte sciocchezze

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utter

² [ˈʌtəʳ] vt (groan, sigh) → emettere; (cry, insult) → lanciare; (word) → pronunciare, proferire
she never uttered a word → non ha fiatato

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utter¹

(ˈatə) adjective

complete or total. There was utter silence; utter darkness. totale كُلّي، مُطْلَق، تام пълен completo naprostý äußerst fuldstændig απόλυτοςabsoluto, total täielik کامل täysi complet, totalמוחלט पूर्ण potpun teljes total alger, fullkominn completo, totale 全くの 완전한, 순전한 visiškas absolūts; pilnīgs; galīgs benar-benar volkomenfullstendig, totalcałkowity بشپړه، پوره، ساپټ، بيخي، سوچ بوچ، ټول ټال completo complet, total абсолютный úplný popoln krajnji fullständig, total ทั้งหมด tam anlamıyla, tam 完全的 повний, абсолютний بالکل، ايک دم hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối 完全的

ˈutterly adverb

completely or totally. She was utterly unaware of her danger. totaal en al تَماما، مُطْلَقا изцяло completamente naprosto völlig fuldstændigt εντελώς, πλήρωςcompletamente, totalmente täiesti کاملاً täysin totalementלגמרי सम्पूर्ण रूप से potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, totalmente 全く 완전하게 visiškai absolūti; pilnīgi; galīgi benar-benar volkomenfullstendig, totaltcałkowicie بشپړه completamente complet, total абсолютно úplne popolnoma krajnje fullständigt, totalt อย่างที่สุด tamamen 完全地 зовсім, цілком پورے طور پر hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối 完全地

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utter²

(ˈatə) verb

to produce (sounds, eg cries, words etc) with the mouth. She uttered a sigh of relief; She didn't utter a single word of encouragement. uiter يَنْطُق، يَتَفَوَّه издавам звук emitir vydat; pronést äußern udstøde; ytre λέω, εκστομίζω, ψελλίζωpronunciar, articular kuuldavale tooma, lausuma بر زبا آوردن؛ بیان کردن päästää ilmoille pousser; prononcer לְהַשמִיעַ बोलना izgovoriti kiejt mengeluarkan suara gefa frá sér hljóð; segja emettere; pronunciare 口に出す (비명, 신음 소리, 한숨 등을) 내다 išleisti, ištarti izdvest; izteikt melafazkan uitenytre, utstøte, uttrykkewydać, wypowiedzieć چلولو دودول (دسكې، دپيسو): چلول (دكوټه او كلپو پيسو): ويناكول، ګړيدل: سپوڼ كول: څرګندول، ښكاره كول، جوتول: په نخښه كول proferir a emite (un sunet etc.); a pronunţa издавать; произносить vydať; vysloviť izustiti prozboriti utstöta, yttra เปล่งเสียง söylemek, belirtmek 發出聲音 вимовляти کہنا، زبان سے نکالنا thốt ra , phát ra 发出声音

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