UTTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of utter in English

(Definition of utter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of utter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of utter

utter
But their canonizations had nothing to do with achieving utter purity.
She doesn't expect people to utter the same old same olds.
From NPR
It is, and the piece screams this at me, an utter absence of love.
I couldn't see any town, or even distant lights; we were surrounded by utter darkness.
From NPR
Each seems to show ardent disdain and utter intolerance for all others.
It's more of a curio than a classic, as memorable for its utter tastelessness as for its technical accomplishments.
But to her utter astonishment, getting her spinal cord repaired restored her to her former self.
Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for what they uttered.
From CNN
If his employees utter these words, he says, they're required to drop some cash into an anti-buzzword jar.
From WIRED
In the second, she remembered having thrown a small rock at her adversary after the girl uttered a slur.
It's a little-known fact that the phrase "the children are our future" was actually originally uttered by a gaming company executive.
It's a total hoax, absolute fabrication and utter nonsense.
The only person we heard uttering racial epithets was one of the defendants.
From ABC News
If any do, they will find that where they formerly lived and worked is now a scene of utter destruction.
The slippage into futility is first gradual, then utter.
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Translations of utter

in Chinese (Traditional)
說, 講, 出聲…
in Chinese (Simplified)
说, 讲, 出声…
in Spanish
pronunciar, completo, absoluto…
in Portuguese
pronunciar, emitir, total…
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उच्चारणे, काहीतरी बोलणे किंवा आपला आवाज काढणे, संपूर्णपणे किंवा निव्वळ…
完全な, まったくの, (言葉など)を口に出す…
tam, tüm, bütün…
complet, total, pousser…
complet, pronunciar…
volkomen, uiten…
ஏதாவது சொல்ல அல்லது உங்கள் குரலில் ஒலி எழுப்ப, முழுமையான அல்லது தீவிரமான…
कुछ कहना या आवाज निकालना, पूर्ण या चरम, निरा…
ઉચ્ચારવું, અવાજ કરવો, સંપૂર્ણ…
fuldstændig, udstøde, ytre…
fullständig, total, utstöta…
benar-benar, melafazkan…
äußerst, äußern…
fullstendig, total, ytre…
بولنا, ظاہر کرنا, بالکل…
повний, абсолютний, вимовляти…
полный, совершенный, издавать (звук)…
ఏదైనా చెప్పు లేదా మీ గొంతుతో ధ్వనించు, పూర్తి లేదా తీవ్రమైన…
كامِل, مُطْلَق, يَقول…
উচ্চারণ করা, সম্পূর্ণ বা চরম…
naprostý, vydat, pronést…
total, mengeluarkan suara…
ทั้งหมด, เปล่งเสียง…
hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối, thốt ra…
absolutny, zupełny, kompletny…
순전한, 말하다…
assoluto, completo, pronunciare…
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