All 3 Uses of
utter
in
The Magician's Nephew
- The chosen beasts who remained were now utterly silent, all with their eyes fixed intently upon the Lion.†
Chpt 9 *utterly = completely or totally
- Aslan threw up his shaggy head, opened his mouth, and uttered a long, single note; not very loud, but full of power.†
Chpt 11 *uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- Then, to his utter rage and horror, he saw the other three humans actually walking out into the open to meet the animals.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)
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(2)
(utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.