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 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 The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches. — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 To use the Breathalyzer app by Outreach Smartphone Monitoring or by House Arrest App, the user utters a pass phrase and then blows into the Breathalyzer while the app captures and transmits a short video along with the user’s GPS location to a corrections officer. — Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utters
  1. emits
  2. says
  3. whispers
  4. speaks
  5. delivers
  6. tells
  7. squeaks
  8. talks
Verb
  • Because plutonium emits alpha radiation, human workers cannot touch the material directly.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Iron emits a golden yellow, nitrogen and oxygen glow red, sodium appears orange, and calcium looks violet.
    — Michael J. Caduto, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of emits
Verb
  • As a direct result of the blow, Hackett suffered bruising and pain, the complaint says.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • New Haven Hose Company Fire Chief Jeff Layton says there was no flooding reported in any homes, but there was some damage to the park.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 13 Aug. 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
  • Where the rest of the writing team really came in, during the uncharacteristically 30-minute long segment, was working on a last minute bit in the back half where Kimmel speaks to an FCC commissioner played by Oscar winner Robert De Niro.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors are invited to stop, look and choose the one that speaks most directly to them.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • The lightweight formula delivers airy lift at the roots without sacrificing softness.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With caffeine, vitamin E, and glycerin to hydrate and brighten, the formula delivers buildable coverage with the second-skin finish that made the Luminous Silk line famous.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivers
Verb
  • The film tells the story behind the making of the cult classic starring Sylvester Stallone, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1977.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Where the Tuition Money Actually Goes Sticker price tells you what a college charges.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • 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
  • Say your engine has an oil leak, the A/C fan belt squeaks intermittently, and the two front tires are close to bald.
    — Oc Register, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of squeaks
Verb
  • Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks with 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction recipient Kei Miller about Yuval Noah Harari’s sprawling and sometimes controversial book Sapiens and about how humanity is fiction (and vice-versa).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of talks

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