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(SPEAK) [verb] [T] [slightly formal] - to say (something) or to make (a sound) with your voiceBefore he announced the names of the winners, he uttered a firm 'Thank you!' to the crowd to quieten them.Everyone ignored the warnings that he uttered.She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.For several minutes after he left, no one was able to utter a sound.