utter
verb (used with object)
to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce.
utters
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present tense formof utter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Elphaba utters a spell that surrounds her sister’s feet with a red glow, and suddenly, she’s hovering midair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
And without that walk Vin Scully never utters one of his memorable calls: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
With a knowing smile, she utters: “You have the blood of a Queen Mother in you. Your inheritance awaits you, my child.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
