UTTERANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does utterance mean?
• UTTERANCE (noun)
The noun UTTERANCE has 1 sense:
1. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Familiarity information: UTTERANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UTTERANCE (noun)
Meaning:
The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
utterance; vocalization
Hypernyms ("utterance" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Meronyms (parts of "utterance"):
phone; sound; speech sound ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "utterance"):
roll call (calling out an official list of names)
pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)
exultation; jubilation; rejoicing (the utterance of sounds expressing great joy)
sigh; suspiration (an utterance made by exhaling audibly)
snarl (a vicious angry growl)
speaking; speech production (the utterance of intelligible speech)
speech (something spoken)
splutter; sputter (an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage))
rasp; rasping (uttering in an irritated tone)
profanity (vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
paging (calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system))
mumble (a soft indistinct utterance)
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
cry; yell (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate))
croak; croaking (a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog))
exclaiming; exclamation (an abrupt excited utterance)
expletive (a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line)
groan; moan (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)
howl; howling; ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
growling (a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal))
