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UTTERED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Communicated in words
Example:
frequently uttered sentiments
Synonyms:
expressed; uttered; verbalised; verbalized
Classified under:
Similar:
spoken (uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb utter
Context examples:
On my pressing her, however, she remembered that she heard the word ‘David’ uttered twice by the lady.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Then, placing his hand upon his breast and holding himself with great dignity, he uttered the word "Maretas" several times.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His words, spirited as they were in meaning, contrasted sadly with the weakness of the voice in which they were uttered.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
And, “I really have not patience with the general,” was uttered twice after Mr. Allen left the room, without any relaxation of anger, or any material digression of thought.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
I had a catching of the breath, and my skin went cold at the words, which were slowly uttered in a tone of concentrated resolution.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
At sight of the contents, he uttered one loud sob of such immense relief that I sat petrified.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
She could not immediately have uttered another sentence; her heart was too full, her breath too much oppressed.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The sexton thought: “He can’t mean to be as bad as his words,” uttered no sound and stood as if he were made of stone.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Scarcely a syllable was uttered that did not relate to the game, except when Mrs. Jenkinson expressed her fears of Miss de Bourgh's being too hot or too cold, or having too much or too little light.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
He uttered strange sounds, and seemed very much afraid of the darkness, into which he peered continually, clutching in his hand, which hung midway between knee and foot, a stick with a heavy stone made fast to the end.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
