utterances

Noun

utterance (countable and uncountable, plural utterances)

1. An act of, or the process of, uttering.
   • at length gave utterance to these words1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...

   Synonyms:

   uttering

2. An instance of that act or process: especially, something spoken (e.g., syllables, words, phrases); (especially linguistics) any such thing either spoken or written.
   • And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, “XXVA”, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 203
3. The ability to speak.
   • Mrs. Weston kissed her with tears of joy; and when she could find utterance, assured her, that this protestation had done her more good than any thing else in the world could do.1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter X, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 175
4. A manner of speaking.
   • He has a good utterance.
5. (obsolete) A sale made by offering to the public.
   • The clothemakers[…] had great profite and good utterance of the sayd clotha. 1564, King Edward IV of England, a royal decree
6. (obsolete) An act of putting in circulation.
   • the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes

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