All 11 Uses of
utter
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl - Definitive Edition
- He looked in Mrs. van D.'s mouth and found two teeth that made her wince with pain and utter incoherent cries every time he touched them.
p. 83.1utter = make with the voice
- Instead of making use of the opportunity to thank us — for the first time — for unselfishly taking him in, he didn't utter a word.
p. 160.7utter = say
- I've been in an utter state of confusion today.
p. 179.1 *utter = complete or total
- Never have they uttered a single word about the burden we must be, never have they complained that we're too much trouble.
p. 193.2 *uttered = said
- I'm in a state of utter confusion, don't know what to read, what to write, what to do.
p. 202.3utter = complete or total
- I sat there on the toilet, fully dressed, long after I was through, my tears leaving dark spots on the red of my apron, and I felt utterly dejected.
p. 210.1utterly = completely
- I think I'm getting everything all mixed up, Kitty, but then, I'm in a state of utter confusion: on the one hand, I'm half crazy with desire for him, can hardly be in the same room without looking at him; and on the other hand, I wonder why he should matter to me so much and why I can't be calm again!
p. 232.1utter = complete or total
- Peter filled my days, nothing but Peter, dreams and thoughts until Saturday night, when I felt so utterly miserable; oh, it was awful.
p. 269.1utterly = completely
- Even after the break-in I didn't feel so utterly broken, inside and out.
p. 329.5
- It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death.
p. 358.8
- Without pausing to reply, he dashed up to the loft— the scene of the disaster—and shoved Mouschi, who was squatting beside her soggy Utter box, back to the right place.†
p. 313.7
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.