utter

Synonyms:

express, give tongue to, verbalise, verbalize

Types:

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blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, swear

utter obscenities or profanities

wish

make or express a wish

call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

gee

give a command to a horse to turn to the right side

aah, ooh

express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'

clamor, clamour

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

shout out, vociferate

utter in a very loud voice

marvel

express astonishment or surprise about something

voice

give voice to

raise

cause to be heard or known; express or utter

bring forward, call up

bring forward for consideration

breathe

utter or tell

drop

utter with seeming casualness

pour out

express without restraint

get off

deliver verbally

platitudinize

utter platitudes

say

utter aloud

represent

serve as a means of expressing something

belie, misrepresent

represent falsely

dramatise, dramatize

represent something in a dramatic manner

portray

portray in words

embody

represent or express something abstract in tangible form

say, state, tell

express in words

lay out, present, represent

bring forward and present to the mind

misstate

state something incorrectly

answer, reply, respond

react verbally

introduce, precede, preface, premise

furnish with a preface or introduction

announce, declare

announce publicly or officially

articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize

express or state clearly

get out

express with difficulty

declare

state emphatically and authoritatively

declare

make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

mention, note, observe, remark

make mention of

add, append, supply

state or say further

explain

define

give

convey or reveal information

sum, sum up, summarise, summarize

be a summary of

pooh-pooh

express contempt about

hurl, throw

utter with force; utter vehemently

Synonyms:

emit, let loose, let out

Types:

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call

utter in a loud voice or announce

gibber

chatter inarticulately; of monkeys

crow

express pleasure verbally

crow

utter shrill sounds

trumpet

utter in trumpet-like sounds

coo

cry softly, as of pigeons

call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell

utter a sudden loud cry

hollo

cry hollo

hurrah

shout `hurrah!'

halloo

shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention

whoop

shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm

pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill

utter a shrill cry

howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl

emit long loud cries

screak, screech, skreak, skreigh, squawk

utter a harsh abrupt scream

miaou, miaow

make a cat-like sound

tsk, tut, tut-tut

utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval

echo, repeat

to say again or imitate

recite

repeat aloud from memory

cuckoo

repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

reecho

repeat back like an echo

parrot

repeat mindlessly

regurgitate, reproduce

repeat after memorization

call

utter a characteristic note or cry

shoot

utter fast and forcefully

gurgle

utter with a gurgling sound

cry

utter a characteristic sound

nasale

speak in a nasal voice

bite out

utter

sigh

utter with a sigh

troat

emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time

lift

make audible

pant

utter while panting, as if out of breath

volley

utter rapidly

break into

express or utter spontaneously

heave

utter a sound, as with obvious effort

chorus

utter in unison

splutter, sputter

utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

deliver

utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)

hoot

to utter a loud clamorous shout

pant-hoot

communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates

grunt-hoot

communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates

grunt

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

wolf-whistle

whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males

snort

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

spit, spit out

utter with anger or contempt

groan, moan

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

growl, grumble, rumble

to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl

cry loudly, as of animals

bark

make barking sounds

bay, quest

bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

yap, yelp, yip

bark in a high-pitched tone

baa, blat, blate, bleat

cry plaintively

bellow, roar

make a loud noise, as of animal

cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep

make high-pitched sounds

chitter, twitter

make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

churr, whirr

make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

chirr

make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

meow, mew

cry like a cat

quack

utter quacking noises

hoot

utter the characteristic sound of owls

cronk, honk

cry like a goose

hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz

make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

sibilate

utter a sibilant

assibilate

insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)

bray, hee-haw

braying characteristic of donkeys

oink, squeal

utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

clack, click, cluck

make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

low, moo

make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

cackle

squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens

gaggle

make a noise characteristic of a goose

gobble

make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny

make a characteristic sound, of a horse

gargle

utter with gargling or burbling sounds

caw

utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

mew

utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls

haw

utter `haw'

hem

utter `hem' or `ahem'

croak, cronk

utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

sing

to make melodious sounds

smack

press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating

give

emit or utter

Synonyms:

mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize

Types:

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read

look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

numerate

read out loud as words written numbers

dictate

say out loud for the purpose of recording

call

read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

phonate, vocalise, vocalize

utter speech sounds

troll

speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

begin

begin to speak or say

lip off, shoot one's mouth off

speak spontaneously and without restraint

shout

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

scream, yell

utter or declare in a very loud voice

holler, holler out

shout out

roar, thunder

utter words loudly and forcefully

bawl, bellow

shout loudly and without restraint

whisper

speak softly; in a low voice

peep

speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

speak up

speak louder; raise one's voice

snap, snarl

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

enthuse

utter with enthusiasm

rhapsodise, rhapsodize

say (something) with great enthusiasm

speak in tongues

speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy

swallow

utter indistinctly

verbalise, verbalize

be verbose

whiff

utter with a puff of air

talk about, talk of

discuss or mention

discuss, hash out, talk over

speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

blaspheme

speak of in an irreverent or impious manner

blubber, blubber out

utter while crying

drone, drone on

talk in a monotonous voice

bumble, falter, stammer, stutter

speak haltingly

rasp

utter in a grating voice

blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate

utter impulsively

inflect, modulate, tone

vary the pitch of one's speech

deliver, present

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

speechify

make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality

generalise, generalize

speak or write in generalities

blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter

to talk foolishly

chatter

make noise as if chattering away

jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away

talk incessantly and tiresomely

open up

talk freely and without inhibition

snivel, whine

talk in a tearful manner

murmur

speak softly or indistinctly

coo

speak softly or lovingly

susurrate

issue soft noises

maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

slur

utter indistinctly

bark

speak in an unfriendly tone

bay

utter in deep prolonged tones

jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz

express or utter with a hiss

cackle

talk or utter in a cackling manner

babble

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

chant, intone, tone

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

gulp

utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly

sing

produce tones with the voice

place

sing a note with the correct pitch

troll

sing loudly and without inhibition

croon

sing softly

cantillate, chant, intonate, intone

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

descant, warble, yodel

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

quaver, trill, warble

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

treble

sing treble

hum

sing with closed lips

belt, belt out

sing loudly and forcefully

descant on

sing a descant on a main tune or melody

vocalise, vocalize

sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

harmonise, harmonize

sing or play in harmony

descant

sing in descant

sing along

sing with a choir or an orchestra

psalm

sing or celebrate in psalms

minstrel

celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

solmizate

sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale

chirp, tweedle

sing in modulation

choir, chorus

sing in a choir

sing

deliver by singing

Type of:

communicate, intercommunicate

transmit thoughts or feelings

Type of:

circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on

cause be distributed