utter

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[ uht-er ]
/ ˈʌt ər /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
to sustain utterance; undergo speaking: Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.

Origin of utter

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1350–1400; Middle English outren (see out, -er6); cognate with German äussern to declare

OTHER WORDS FROM utter

ut·ter·a·ble, adjective ut·ter·er, noun ut·ter·less, adjective un·ut·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH utter

udder utter

Words nearby utter

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Example sentences from the Web for utterable

  • Her brown hair lay in little curls about her temples and her big dark eyes were full of an utterable sorrow.

    The Price of the Prairie |Margaret Hill McCarter

  • Her eyes were filled with an utterable longing, which a man may see but once in his life—and well for him if he never sees it.

    Sir Quixote of the Moors |John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for utterable (1 of 2)

utter 1
/ (ˈʌtə) /

verb

to give audible expression to (something) to utter a growl
criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc)
(tr) to make publicly known; publish to utter slander
obsolete to give forth, issue, or emit

Derived forms of utter

utterable, adjective utterableness, noun utterer, noun utterless, adjective

Word Origin for utter

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

British Dictionary definitions for utterable (2 of 2)

utter 2
/ (ˈʌtə) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for utter

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