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| stam·mer [ stámmər ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle stam·mered, present participle stam·mer·ing, 3rd person present singular stam·mers) |
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speak with hesitations and repetitions: to speak, or say something, with many quick hesitations and repeated consonants or syllables because of a speech condition or a strong emotion
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noun (plural stam·mers) |
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speech condition: a speech condition that makes somebody speak with involuntary hesitations and repetition of consonants or syllables. Stammering will usually respond to treatment from a speech therapist.
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| [ Old English stamerian< Germanic, "halt, stutter"] |
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 stam·mer·er noun |
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