Sekirov Dictionary

stutter

UK /ˈstʌtə/US /ˈstʌtɚ/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
•
(no longer used) One who stutters.
- And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue. — 1626

verb2

•
To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.
•
To expel a gas with difficulty.
- I was stuttering after the marathon.
- The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.

forms

stuttered · stuttering · stutters

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