not utter a word



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not utter a word

To be completely silent; to remain discreet (about something); to not tell anyone (about something). All the while our father was shouting at us, my sister and I didn't utter a word. Tom, don't you dare utter a word about this! I would die of embarrassment if anyone were to find out.
See also: not, utter, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TjaŠA-Slovene
Savio-Italian
BrandaBRAN-dəEnglish (Rare)
ThomasTAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Talya-Hebrew
EnyaEN-yaIrish