Definition of utterance

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Utterance (n.) Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance..

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Energy :: Energy (n.) Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone..
Osse :: Osse (n.) A prophetic or ominous utterance.
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance..
Sportability :: Sport (v. t.) To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off epigrams..
Drawl :: Drawl (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance..
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves..
Short :: Short (adv.) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30..
Emphasis :: Emphasis (n.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience..
Gastriloquy :: Gastriloquy (n.) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
Enunciatory :: Enunciatory (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance..
Utterance :: Utterance (n.) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.
Raucity :: Raucity (n.) Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice..
Jeering :: Jeering (n.) A mocking utterance.
Delivery :: Delivery (n.) The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery..
Vociferation :: Vociferation (n.) The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) Act of speaking; utterance.
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance..
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, //
Unexpressive :: Unexpressive (a.) Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.
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