uttering

American  

[uht-er-ing] / ˈʌt ər ɪŋ /

noun

Law.

1. the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.

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Etymology

Origin of uttering

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; utter ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.

From Barron's

Without uttering a word, he slammed the car door shut and headed for the highway.

From Literature

Instead, her girlfriend kept a cold hand on Molly’s arm, not uttering a single word as girls kept introducing themselves to Molly, trying to make themselves heard over the blaring music.

From Literature

She has a withering way of never uttering her former fiancé’s name, referring to him as “a man I met when I was 19.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“What is that dreadful noise you keep uttering? Surely you are not making fun of me?”

From Literature

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