utters

verb

present tense third-person singular of utter
1
as in emits
to send forth using the vocal chords she tried not to utter a sound as the doctor gave her a flu shot

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2
as in says
to express (a thought or emotion) in words never uttered a single comment at the meeting

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Recent Examples of utters Over the course of Decay, Godflesh‘s 10th and supposedly penultimate album, frontman Justin Broadrick utters less than 150 words total in just 42 minutes. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 And finally, if person A utters a needlessly wordy or detailed expression that is technically synonymous with a single term, person B may take A to implicate that the term does not apply to the person or event under discussion. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner. — Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real. — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026 Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026 The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates. — Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026 Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025 The first words Mariah Carey utters on her 16th studio album are quintessential diva. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utters
  1. emits
  2. says
  3. whispers
  4. speaks
  5. delivers
  6. tells
  7. squeaks
  8. talks
Verb
  • When illuminated with green laser light, the NV center emits red light.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • HigherDOSE’s five-layer construction includes a charcoal layer to mitigate EMF and ELF, a clay layer that emits negative ions, a medical-grade magnetic strip and a healing crystal layer of amethyst and obsidian.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of emits
Verb
  • Sarah Patton, a Compass agent familiar with the buildings, says that a few years ago, when hundreds of units were being marketed downtown, some buildings were making deals, but that’s rare.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Need to Know A police chief and travel agent on Tiktok says to only carry a crossbody bag on vacation in order to avoid becoming a target for pickpockets.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • From the United States losing in the round of 16 after the whole Folarin Balogun saga, to Argentina eventually going down to Spain in the final, the outcomes on the field in the end minimized whispers about potential FIFA meddling.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • If an executive consistently speaks about supply chain resilience, for example, is that expertise reinforced by the executive biography, corporate website, media commentary and related thought leadership?
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But beyond that, the mere fact that Designing Women, which ran on CBS from 1986 to 1993, was being referenced on 30 Rock decades later speaks to its enduring legacy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • Pivot Bio puts cotton in the nitrogen equation Pivot Bio is making its case for replacing some of cotton’s synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with crop nutrition technology that delivers nitrogen to plant roots.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Best for Combination Sleepers For decades, Serta has been a go-to for recreating the hotel-bed experience at home, and this set of pillows delivers the familiar loft and support.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of delivers
Verb
  • Speaking vulnerably, Sandy tells us about her journey, and she is moved when Aesha gives her a necklace with a pendant engraved with the number 36 and an anchor.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • His new novel, Vigil, tells the story of an angel tasked with helping a billionaire feel a degree of remorse for his actions before crossing over.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Its movements and squeaks change in response to the person interacting with it, giving caregivers another way to reduce distress and encourage engagement.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Crysencio Summerville squeaks it just inside the left post in the 64th minute to retake the lead for The Netherlands, 2-1.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026
Definition of squeaks
Verb
  • Consider This host Juana Summers talks with ProPublica reporter Avi Asher-Schapiro about FBI records that point to a possible congressional pay-for-play scheme.
    — September 26, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The White House also arranged for an elaborate military review that the leaders and their spouses observed before the Oval Office talks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of talks

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“Utters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utters. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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