English verb: utter |
1. | utter (communication) articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise |
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| Samples | She expressed her anger. He uttered a curse.
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| Synonyms | express, give tongue to, verbalise, verbalize |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | blaspheme, breathe, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, curse, cuss, drop, exclaim, get off, hurl, imprecate, marvel, outcry, platitudinize, pooh-pooh, pour out, raise, represent, say, say, shout, shout out, state, swear, tell, throw, vociferate, voice, wish |
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2. | utter (communication) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) |
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| Samples | She let out a big heavy sigh. He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand.
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| Synonyms | emit, let loose, let out |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | baa, bark, bellow, bite out, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break into, cackle, call, call, call, caw, cheep, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chorus, churr, clack, click, cluck, coo, croak, cronk, cronk, crow, crow, cry, cry, deliver, echo, gargle, gibber, give, gobble, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, gurgle, haw, heave, hee-haw, hem, hiss, holler, hollo, honk, hoot, hoot, howl, lift, low, meow, mew, mew, miaou, miaow, moan, moo, nasale, neigh, nicker, oink, pant, peep, quack, repeat, roar, rumble, scream, shoot, shout, shout out, sibilate, sibilate, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, smack, snort, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter, squall, squeal, troat, trumpet, tsk, tut, tut-tut, volley, whicker, whinny, whirr, wolf-whistle, wrawl, yammer, yell, yowl |
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3. | utter (communication) express in speech |
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| Samples | She talks a lot of nonsense. This depressed patient does not verbalize.
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| Synonyms | mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, bark, bay, begin, blab, blabber, blubber, blubber out, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, bumble, cackle, chant, chatter, chatter, clack, deliver, drone, drone on, ejaculate, enthuse, falter, gabble, generalise, generalize, gibber, gulp, hiss, inflect, intone, jabber, jaw, lip off, maunder, maunder, modulate, mouth off, mumble, murmur, mussitate, mutter, open up, palaver, peep, phonate, piffle, prate, prattle, present, rabbit on, rant, rasp, rattle on, rave, read, shoot one's mouth off, shout, sibilate, sing, siss, sizz, slur, snap, snarl, snivel, speak in tongues, speak up, spout, stammer, stutter, swallow, talk about, talk of, tattle, tittle-tattle, tone, tone, troll, twaddle, verbalise, verbalize, vocalise, vocalize, whiff, whine, whisper, yack, yack away, yap away |
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| Verb group | verbalise, verbalize |
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4. | utter (motion) put into circulation |
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| Samples | Utter counterfeit currency.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on |
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