Utter

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Transitive verb 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms

English

Transitive verb

to utter (utters, uttering, uttered)

1. to say
   • Don't you utter another word!
2. to use the voice
   • Sally uttered a sigh of relief.
3. to make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved
   • Sally is uttering some fairly strange things in her illness.
4. to make (a noise)
   • Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.

Translations

• German: ausstoßen (1,2,4), äußern (1)

Derived terms

• utterance

Adjective

utter

1. absolute, unconditional
   • This is utter nonsense!
2. weird, strange

Translations

• German: völlig (1),

Derived terms

• utterly