STUTTERING

Noun

stuttering (plural stutterings)

A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

An instance of stuttering.

Synonyms

• stammering

Verb

stuttering

present participle of stutter

Adjective

stuttering (comparative more stuttering, superlative most stuttering)

That stutters.

(figuratively) Hesitant.

Anagrams

• Turing test

Source: Wiktionary

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Stut"ter*ing, n.

Definition: The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering.

Stut"ter*ing, a.

Definition: Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering.

– Stut"ter*ing*ly, adv.

STUTTER

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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