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stammer

stam·mer [ stámmər ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle stam·mered, present participle stam·mer·ing, 3rd person present singular stam·mers)
Definition:
 
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



noun  (plural stam·mers)
Definition:
 
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.

[ Old English stamerian< Germanic, "halt, stutter"]

stam·mer·er noun
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