utterance — a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʌtərəns/
Example Sentences
- The parrot's first utterance was surprisingly 'Where's my coffee?'
- Every utterance in the courtroom was carefully recorded.
- His strange utterance 'Pizza before people' became the company motto.
utterance
NOUN[/ˈʌtərəns/]
a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound
💡 Concept
a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound
🎵 Rhyme
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈʌtərəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʌt(ə)rəns/
🌳Etymology
Rootutter
Suffix--ance
🎵Rhyme
occurrencereferencepreference
occurrence
reference
preference
🔗Collocations
public utterance
first utterance
verbal utterance
spontaneous utterance
meaningful utterance
utterance of truth
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The parrot's first utterance was surprisingly 'Where's my coffee?'”
“Every utterance in the courtroom was carefully recorded.”
😄 Fun example
“His strange utterance 'Pizza before people' became the company motto.”
“The baby's cute utterances melted everyone's heart.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
statementremarkexpressiondeclarationspeech
Antonyms
silencemuteness
Related
verbalspokenvocalarticulationpronunciation
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