unable to utter articulate sound — index mute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
utter — 01. He was an [utter] failure as a used car salesman because he was not aggressive enough. 02. If you ask me, it s [utterly] ridiculous to pay £20 for a T shirt. 03. Looking down at the speeding ticket in his hand, he [uttered] a few quiet curses … Grammatical examples in English
utter — ut·ter vt: to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine convicted of utter ing a forged check ut·ter·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
sound — sound1 [sound] n. [< ME soun (+ unhistoric d) < OFr son < L sonus < IE * swonos, a sound, noise < base * swen , to sound > OE swinsian, to sing, make music] 1. a) vibrations in air, water, etc. that stimulate the auditory nerves … English World dictionary
sound — 1 adj 1 a: free from injury or disease: exhibiting normal health b: free from flaw, defect, or decay a sound design 2 a: free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension based on sound judicial reasoning b: legally valid … Law dictionary
Sound — Sound, v. i. [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F. sonner, from L. sonare. See {Sound} a noise.] 1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect. And first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sound — Ⅰ. sound [1] ► NOUN 1) vibrations which travel through the air or another medium and are sensed by the ear. 2) a thing that can be heard. 3) music, speech, and sound effects accompanying a film or broadcast. 4) an idea or impression conveyed by… … English terms dictionary
utter — Ⅰ. utter [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ complete; absolute. DERIVATIVES utterly adverb. ORIGIN Old English, «outer». Ⅱ. utter [2] ► VERB … English terms dictionary
utter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, remote, from Old English ūtera outer, comparative adjective from ūt out, adverb more at out Date: 15th century carried to the utmost point or highest degree ; absolute, total < utter darkness > < utter… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth you hear ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deafening, loud, powerful ▪ We need a big powerful sound from the trumpets in the final passage. ▪ audible … Collocations dictionary
utter */ — I UK [ˈʌtə(r)] / US [ˈʌtər] verb [transitive] Word forms utter : present tense I/you/we/they utter he/she/it utters present participle uttering past tense uttered past participle uttered literary 1) to say something As soon as he d uttered the… … English dictionary