utterance: Meaning and Definition of

ut•ter•ance

1. an act of uttering; vocal expression.
2. manner of speaking; power of speaking: His very utterance was spellbinding.
3. something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
4. any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
5. a public sale of goods.

ut•ter•ance

1. the utmost extremity, esp. death.