ˈuttering, vbl. n.
[f. utter v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the verb, in various senses.
| c 1400 Found. St. Bartholomews 45 For defawtynge of his hert, the vtteryng of his voice begane to breke. 1428 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 3 He gart forge yt in shapp of osmundes for uttering of his iren so into Iseland. c 1449 Pecock Repr. i. xvi. 89 Bi greet kunnyng of preching and bi sauory vttring therof. 1530 Palsgr. 286/1 Uttryng or sellyng of ware, uente. 1579 Spenser Let. to Harvey Wks. (1912) 635/1, I was minded for a while to haue intermitted the vttering of my writings. a 1586 Sidney Arcadia i. ii, An eloquence as sweete in the uttering, as slowe to come to the uttering. 1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) 43 Daily each one, in vttering of his wares, Cosens his chapmen. 1633 T. Stafford Pac. Hib. ii. iv. 157 Monies of this new Standard of Ireland, after their first uttering. 1648 in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 221 The Proclamation for the sole composition and uttering of Tabaco. 1742 Act 15 Geo. II, c. 28 The uttering of false Money, knowing it to be false, is a Crime. a 1777 in Evans Old Ballads I. 59 Nor fears [he] the blasting of his iron, Nor uttering of his wares. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 404/1 The uttering of any such forged bill or indorsement with a knowledge of the forgery, is a felony. 1887 Pall Mall G. 19 March 3/2 The coining and the uttering are generally two distinct branches. |