uttering

[uht-er-ing]

noun

Law.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of uttering¹

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

Example Sentences

Pines recalls one young guest uttering to him in distress: "I've never done anything like that before."

From BBC

Most everyone has, at one point or another, tied themselves in rationalization knots to avoid uttering the phrase, "I was wrong."

From Salon

Hell, he got Tulsi Gabbard confirmed by the Senate as the Director of National Intelligence – and most Democrats thought uttering her name and the word “intelligence” in a sentence was an oxymoron.

From Salon

But, in the updated lawsuit, Trump’s team accused Harris of being a weak candidate, prone to “uttering ‘word salads’ —i.e., jumbles of exceptionally incoherent speech.”

From Los Angeles Times

But he didn’t want to burden anyone, so he never told the whole story, tiptoeing instead around the depths of his darkness, never once uttering the word “suicide” out loud.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• articulate 
• assert 
• blurt 
• deliver 
• enunciate 
• express 
• mutter 
• proclaim 
• pronounce 
• recite 
• shout 
• speak 
• whisper