stutterings
plural of stuttering
• Turing tests
Source: Wiktionary
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.
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
12 January 2025
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