utterance
noun /ˈʌtərəns/
/ˈʌtərəns/
(formal)- [uncountable] the act of expressing something in words
- You may feel moved to give utterance to your thoughts.
- The audience was won over by the utterance of a few platitudes about freedom and the family.
- [countable] something that you say
- This was one of her few recorded public utterances.
- In his public utterances he has suggested support for the bill, but in private he speaks against it.