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Uttered   /ˈətərd/   Listen
verb
Utter  v. t.  (past & past part. uttered; pres. part. uttering)  
1.
To put forth or out; to reach out. (Obs.) "How bragly (proudly) it begins to bud, And utter his tender head."
2.
To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. (Obs.) "Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them." "They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish."
3.
Hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. "The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin."
4.
To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy." "The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth." "And the last words he uttered called me cruel."
Synonyms: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce. See Deliver.





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"Uttered" Quotes from Famous Books



... no words can be uttered or withheld that could add to or detract from his imperishable fame. His name is the common heritage of ...
— Something of Men I Have Known - With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective • Adlai E. Stevenson
... Frank uttered a groan, rushed from the house, sprang into the cart, and goaded the terrified mule into a gallop that carried him back to the market house in half the time it had taken him ...
— The House Behind the Cedars • Charles W. Chesnutt
... uttered a simultaneous cry of horror. "Do you mean they're pirates, and are going to steal ...
— Mrs. Cliff's Yacht • Frank R. Stockton
... and there it'll stay—that's the first sensible word you've uttered. Now, come! Take your hat off, and let's ...
— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy
... spoke mercilessly, incisively, as a surgeon. Only he hated the words he uttered, hated the blunt honesty which forced them from his lips. Opposite, his pupil stood with ...
— Anna the Adventuress • E. Phillips Oppenheim


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