🗣️utter

verb
/ˈʌtər/

Meaning

To speak or pronounce words aloud.
to speak or say something; to express in words
complete; absolute; total

Example Sentences

He could barely utter a word after the shocking news.

She didn't utter a single word during the meeting.

The movie was an utter disaster at the box office.

Example Expressions

utter nonsense

Synonyms

speak, say, express, articulate, pronounce, voice, complete, absolute, total, pure, sheer
Entry 1
speak, say, express, articulate, pronounce
Entry 2
speak, say, voice, express, articulate
Entry 3
complete, absolute, total, pure, sheer

Antonyms

silence, suppress, remain silent, withhold, partial, incomplete, limited, moderate
Entry 1
silence, suppress
Entry 2
remain silent, withhold, suppress
Entry 3
partial, incomplete, limited, moderate

Collocations

utter words, utter sound, utter nonsense, utter truth, utter silence, hardly utter, barely utter, utter disaster, utter chaos, utter failure
Entry 1
utter words, utter sound, utter nonsense, utter truth
Entry 2
utter words, utter silence, hardly utter, barely utter
Entry 3
utter disaster, utter chaos, utter silence, utter failure

More Example Sentences

Do you have more butter in stock?

Everybody dislikes him after his uttering that word.

Two cups of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs will be needed.

Milk, bread, and butter have been served today for breakfast.

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through and the parents carry her gently to bed, grateful for simple family moments.

Related Vocabularies

to find something for the first time
to deliver something to a person or place, often for selling or safekeeping
to slowly flow or leak out through small openings or pores
to invent or concoct something, often with the intent to deceive; or to construct or manufacture
To make someone poor or reduce the quality or richness of something.
To echo repeatedly or have continuing effects.

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