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stammer
speak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds; pause, hesitate, falter
Not to be confused with:
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.]
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stam·mer
(stăm′ər)v. stam·mered, stam·mer·ing, stam·mers
v.intr.
To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.
v.tr.
To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.
n.
A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.
[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]
stam′mer·er n.
stam′mer·ing·ly adv.
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stammer
(ˈstæmə)vb
(Medicine) to speak or say (something) in a hesitant way, esp as a result of a speech disorder or through fear, stress, etc
n
(Pathology) a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions and hesitations
[Old English stamerian; related to Old Saxon stamarōn, Old High German stamm]
ˈstammerer n
ˈstammering n, adj
ˈstammeringly adv
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stam•mer
(ˈstæm ər)v.i.
1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds.
v.t. 2. to say with a stammer (often fol. by out).
n. 3. a stammering mode of utterance.
4. a stammered utterance.
[before 1000; Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stam(al), Old Norse stamr, Gothic stamms stammering]
stam′mer•er, n.
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stammer
Past participle: stammered
Gerund: stammering
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| Noun | 1. | stammer - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds |
| Verb | 1. | stammer - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
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stammer
verb
noun
1. speech impediment, stutter, speech defect A speech-therapist cured his stammer.
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stammer
verbTo introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speech:
A speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses:
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Translations
تَمْتَمَه، تَلَعْثُميَتَلْعَثَمُيُتَمْتِم، يَتَلَعْثَم
koktatkoktavost
stammestammen
änkyttääänkytys
גמגוםלגמגם
mucati
eldadog
stamstama
どもる
말을 더듬다
mikčiojimasmikčiotimiknius
stostīšanāsstostīties
koktanie
jecljati
stamning
พูดติดอ่าง
kekelemekkekemelikkekeleme
nói lắp
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
stammer
vt (also stammer out) → stammeln
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
stammer
(ˈstӕmə) noun the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds. `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.
verb to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc. He stammered an apology.
ˈstammerer noun a person who has a stammer.
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stammer
→ يَتَلْعَثَمُ koktat stamme stottern τραυλίζω tartamudear änkyttää bégayer mucati balbettare どもる 말을 더듬다 stotteren stotre jąkać się gaguejar заикаться stamning พูดติดอ่าง kekelemek nói lắp 口吃Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stam·mer
n. tartamudeo, balbuceo;
v. tartamudear, balbucear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stammer
vi tartamudearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.