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
ÁKi-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Sundar-Tamil, Indian, Hindi
Joachimzho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Fantine-Literature
HarveHAHRVEnglish
Shu-Chinese