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ər 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 (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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World English Dictionary
stutter (ˈstʌtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 'stutterer | |
| —n | |
| 'stuttering | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'stutteringly | |
| —adv | |
| 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] | |
| 'stutterer | |
| —n | |
| 'stuttering | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'stutteringly | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
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
steep (adj.)). The noun is attested from 1854.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
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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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
And it's too bad that the frequent bookings were partly to blame for the stuttering tempo.
My oldest brother has dyslexia and a stuttering problem.
Scientists see persistent disputes as the normal stuttering journey toward improved understanding of how the world works.
If you place excessive attention on the disfluency, a stuttering pattern may develop.
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