utterance
noun [C] /ˈʌt.ər.əns/
/ˈʌ.t̬ɚ-/ Definition
› formal something that someone says: The senator's recent utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday.Saying and utteringSaying again give utterance to sth literary › to express your ideas or feelings in spoken words: She has one great fear to which she will never give utterance.Saying and utteringSaying again
(Definition of utterance noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every word idiom
- articulate verb
- find your tongue idiom
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- get sth in phrasal verb (SAY)
- in words of one syllable idiom
- intone verb
- mouth verb
- phrase verb
- quoth verb
- say verb (SPEAK)
- say verb (THINK)
- speak verb (SAY WORDS)
- string sth together phrasal verb
- text noun
- think verb (REASON)
- utter verb
- verbalize verb
- volunteer verb
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