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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stut•ter /ˈstʌtɚ/USA pronunciation v., - to speak with the rhythm interrupted by repetitions, blocks, or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables: [no object]He stuttered when he spoke.[used with quotations]"Wha-..wha-..what do you mean?'' he stuttered.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of stuttering.
- stuttering speech.
stut•ter•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stut•ter (stut′ər),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. - 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.
n. - distorted speech characterized principally by blocks or spasms interrupting the rhythm.
- 1520–30; earlier stut (Middle English stutten to stutter) + -er6; compare Dutch stotteren, Middle Low German stotern in same sense
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See stammer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stutter /ˈstʌtə/ vb - to speak (a word, phrase, etc) with recurring repetition of consonants, esp initial ones
- to make (an abrupt sound) repeatedly: the gun stuttered
n - the act or habit of stuttering
- a stuttering sound
Etymology: 16th Century: related to Middle Low German stötern, Old High German stōzan to push against, Latin tundere to beatˈstutterer n ˈstuttering n , adj ˈstutteringly adv |