are uttering
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present progressiveof utter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
utterverb (used with object)to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce.
Example Sentences
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“Free speech doesn’t protect you if the speech you are uttering is criminal,” Mr. Segall told The Times.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
And to sound as though you mean every single word of the speech and are uttering it for the very first time.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2020
Now two new teammates are uttering the best compliment they can bestow on Grabovski — he’s easy to play with.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2013
Scorn our words when you know that we are uttering falsehoods, just as you scorn the dishonest advertiser.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"No," he replied, "I don't suspect—" "You are uttering a falsehood!" interrupted the sick man.
From Monsieur Lecoq by Gaboriau, Émile