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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables, sometimes accompanied by contortions of the face and body.
noun
2.
distorted speech characterized principally by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm.
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Origin:
1520–30; earlier stut (Middle English stutten to stutter) + -er6; compare Dutch stotteren, Middle Low German stotern in same sense
1520–30; earlier stut (Middle English stutten to stutter) + -er6; compare Dutch stotteren, Middle Low German stotern in same sense
Related forms
stut·ter·er, noun
stut·ter·ing·ly, adverb
un·stut·tered, adjective
un·stut·ter·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
stutter
1570, frequentative form of stutt, from M.E. stutten "to stutter, stammer" (1388), cognate with M.L.G. stoten "to knock, strike against, collide," from P.Gmc. *staut- "push, thrust" (cf. O.E. stotan, O.H.G. stozan, Goth. stautan "to push, thrust"), from PIE *(s)teu- (see
EXPAND steep (adj.)). The noun is attested from 1854.
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Medical Dictionary
stutter stut·ter (stŭt'ər)
n.
A phonatory or articulatory disorder characterized by difficult enunciation of words with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant or syllable. v. stut·tered, stut·ter·ing, stut·ters
To utter with spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.
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Science Dictionary
stutter  (stŭt'ər) Pronunciation Key
A speech disorder characterized by spasmodic repetition of the initial consonant or syllable of words and frequent pauses or prolongation of sounds. |
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