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STUTTER
stammer, stutter
(noun) a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
(verb) speak haltingly; “The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
stutter (third-person singular simple present stutters, present participle stuttering, simple past and past participle stuttered)
(ambitransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
(intransitive) To exhaust a gas with difficulty
Synonyms
• (speak with spasmodic repetition): stammer
Noun
stutter (plural stutters)
A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
Synonym: stammer
(obsolete) One who stutters.
Synonyms: stutterer, stammerer
Anagrams
• Truetts, tutters
Source: Wiktionary
Stut"ter, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering.] Etym: [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw. stöta, Dan. stöde, Goth. stautan, L. tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.]
Definition: To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer. Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay.
Stut"ter, n.
1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering.
2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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