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Meanings of utter in English

Portuguese
dizer
Catalan
verbalitzar
Spanish
verbalizar

Express in speech.

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      dizer
      Portuguese
      emitir
      Catalan
      emetre sons

      Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

            emitir

            Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.

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                      Usage of utter in English
                      1
                      His paper was so far an utter blank save for his name.
                      IT
                      2
                      However, it is in their flower form that they reach utter perfection.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      This is such an important area and can lead to utter frustration.
                      Independent.ie
                      4
                      It was the surprise, of course, the utter transformation I'd just witnessed.
                      The distant hours
                      5
                      The terrified soldier must utter words to get the torture to stop.
                      The Guardian
                      6
                      The men utter similar salutations; and Sekeletu receives all with becoming indifference.
                      Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
                      7
                      No animal, as far as he knew, would utter such a sound.
                      Dayworld Rebel
                      8
                      There was expression enough in his voice now; expression of utter despondency.
                      Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John
                      9
                      Mallick, staring, drink forgotten despite his utter scepticism, raised a brow, 'Yes?
                      Return of the Crimson Guard
                      10
                      In the silence of utter bewilderment they went together into the summer-house.
                      Little Novels
                      11
                      His stomach was gone; his whole digestive apparatus was in utter disorder.
                      The Conflict
                      12
                      The unhappy woman glanced from one to the other in utter despair.
                      Caught in the Net
                      13
                      He was the first to utter anti-slavery principles in the Western hemisphere.
                      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 / A Magazi...
                      14
                      To make the situation more terrifying the cabin was in utter darkness.
                      The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat; Or, the Stormy Cruise of the Red ...
                      15
                      You must seek, and attain, utter relaxation, while your thoughts remain hyperalert.
                      Navigators of Dune
                      16
                      The match had burnt out, and the room was in utter darkness.
                      The Cow Puncher
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                      Utter through the time
                      Utter across language varieties
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