uttered
v. C1 Advanced US //ˈətɝd// UK //ˈʌtəd// ut·tered
v. said something out loud. It is often used to describe a short sound or a single word that someone speaks.
v. past tense and past participle of 'utter'; refers to the act of producing a sound or word with the voice.
He uttered a low cry of pain.
Not a single word was uttered during the long walk back to the car.
The witness sat in silence for several minutes before she finally uttered the name of the person she had seen at the scene.
Usage
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, often a noun phrase describing a sound or speech.
Pitfall
He uttered to me a secretHe uttered a secret to meUtter is transitive; the direct object should follow the verb immediately before any prepositional phrases.