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stutter
speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetition, blocks, or spasms, or prolongations of sounds and syllables along with contortions of the face and body; distorted speech [Both stammer and stutter mean to speak with difficulty. Stammer suggests inarticulate sounds or interrupted speech caused by excitement, embarrassment, confusion, or other emotion that may require special treatment to correct. Stutter designates a broad range of speech defects. It is the term that is preferred in technical usage: His stutter was more than merely a stammer of embarrassment.]
Not to be confused with:
stammer – speak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds; pause, hesitate, falter
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stut·ter
(stŭt′ər)intr. & tr.v. stut·tered, stut·ter·ing, stut·ters
To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.
n.
The act or habit of stuttering.
[Frequentative of dialectal stut, from Middle English stutten.]
stut′ter·er n.
stut′ter·ing·ly adv.
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stutter
(ˈstʌtə)vb
1. to speak (a word, phrase, etc) with recurring repetition of consonants, esp initial ones
2. to make (an abrupt sound) repeatedly: the gun stuttered.
n
3. the act or habit of stuttering
4. a stuttering sound
[C16: related to Middle Low German stötern, Old High German stōzan to push against, Latin tundere to beat]
ˈstutterer n
ˈstuttering n, adj
ˈstutteringly adv
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stut•ter
(ˈstʌt ər)v.i.
1. to speak with the rhythm interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables.
2. to proceed or operate with spasmodic interruptions or repetitions.
v.t. 3. to say with a stutter.
n. 4. an act or instance of stuttering.
5. speech characterized by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm.
[1520–30; earlier stut (Middle English stutten to stutter) + -er6; compare Dutch stotteren, Middle Low German stotern in same sense]
stut′ter•er, n.
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stutter
Past participle: stuttered
Gerund: stuttering
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| Noun | 1. | stutter - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds |
| Verb | 1. | stutter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
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stutter
noun
1. stammer, faltering, speech impediment, speech defect, hesitance He spoke with a pronounced stutter.
verb
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stutter
verbTo introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speech:
A speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses:
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Translations
تأتَأَه في الكلاميُتأتِئ في الكلاميَتَلَعْثَمُ
koktatkoktavost
stammetalefejl
änkyttääänkytys
גמגוםלגמגם
mucati
stamstama
どもる
말을 더듬다
mikčius
stostīšanāsstostīties
koktavosť
jecljanjejecljati
stamma
ติดอ่าง
kekelemekkekemelik
nói lắp
stutter
[ˈstʌtəʳ]A. N → tartamudeo m
he has a bad stutter → tartamudea terriblemente
to say sth with a stutter → decir algo tartamudeando
he has a bad stutter → tartamudea terriblemente
to say sth with a stutter → decir algo tartamudeando
B. VI → tartamudear
C. VT (also stutter out) → decir tartamudeando
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stutter
n (of person, engine) → Stottern nt no pl; (of guns) → Trommeln nt; he has a bad stutter → er stottert sehr; to say something with a stutter → etw stotternd sagen, etw stottern
vi
→ stottern; he was stuttering with embarrassment → er stotterte vor Verlegenheit; she stuttered out an apology → sie entschuldigte sich stotternd
(= advance slowly) to stutter on/along → entlangstottern; (fig, reform) → sich dahinquälen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stutter
(ˈstatə) verb to stammer. He stutters sometimes when he's excited; `I've s-s-seen a gh-gh-ghost,' he stuttered.
noun a stammer. He has a stutter.
ˈstutterer noun a person who has a stammer.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stutter
→ يَتَلَعْثَمُ koktat stamme stottern κεκεδίζω balbucear änkyttää bégayer mucati balbettare どもる 말을 더듬다 stotteren stamme jąkać się gaguejar заикаться stamma ติดอ่าง kekelemek nói lắp 口吃着说Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stut·ter
vi. tartamudear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stutter
vi tartamudearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.