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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

... Pedro Ledesma, the same pilot who so bravely swam ashore at Veragua, to procure tidings of the colony. He was a man of prodigious muscular force and a hoarse deep voice. As the Indians, who thought him dead, were inspecting the wounds with which he was literally covered, he suddenly uttered an ejaculation in his tremendous voice, at the sound of which the savages fled in dismay. This man, having fallen into a cleft or ravine, was not discovered by the white men until the dawning of the following day, having remained all that time without a drop ...

— The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II) • Washington Irving

... great a space to be crossed at a bound before he might utter one cry that would alarm the camp. One cry, even half a cry, meant ruin to us. It was not enough that this sentry die; he must die without having uttered the merest sound. I determined, therefore, to wait until his senses became focused, his breathing centered, on the eleven o'clock call; for, so occupied, his mind would be a fraction of a second slower in responding to an outside ...

— Wings of the Wind • Credo Harris

... cries seemed harmless if not proper, they were judged seditious by the police, who made a dash for those who uttered them. In another instant the man with the red turban would have saved the agents the trouble of arresting the nearest person had not Jean grasped the baton. The brute face had taken on a flush of red ferocity. His blow restrained, the ...

— Mlle. Fouchette - A Novel of French Life • Charles Theodore Murray

... he commanded sharply as he was falling. But Pink-eye refused to obey. The pony uttered a loud snort and plunged into the bushes. There he paused, wheeled, and peered out suspiciously at ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Montana • Frank Gee Patchin

... was over, the immediate terror gone, help seemed to be coming at the utmost speed, and tears of relief rushed into Rachel's eyes, tears that Lovedy must have perceived, for she spoke the first articulate words she had uttered since the night-watch had begun, "Please, ma'am, don't fret, I'm ...

— The Clever Woman of the Family • Charlotte M. Yonge

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