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stut⋅ter

  [stuht-er]
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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.
Origin:
1520–30; earlier stut (ME stutten to stutter) + -er 6 ; cf. D stotteren, MLG stotern in same sense

Related forms:
stut⋅ter⋅er, noun
stut⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See stammer.
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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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Word Origin & History

stutter  (v.)
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 steep (adj.)). The noun is attested from 1854.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1stut·ter
Pronunciation: 'st&t-&r
Function: intransitive verb
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking ofspeech (as by spasmodic repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)stutter transitive senses
: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter

Main Entry: 2stutter
Function: noun
1 : an act or instance of stuttering
2 : a speech disorder involving stuttering
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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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