Utters (4)
I believe the answer is:
says
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">utters</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(saying is a kind of uttering)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for says that I've seen before include "Expresses in words" , "Traditional Mexican strolling musician" , "Verbalises" , "Utters" , "States" .)