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| stut·ter [ stúttər ] |
verb (past and past participle stut·tered, present participle stut·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular stut·ters) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb speak with stammer: to say something haltingly, repeating sounds frequently when attempting to pronounce them, either from nervousness or as the result of a speech disorder
  managed to stutter an apology
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2. intransitive verb sputter: to make repeated short noises
The motor stuttered briefly and then died again.
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noun (plural stut·ters) |
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1. stammering as speech disorder: a speech disorder that makes somebody repeat speech sounds that he or she finds difficult to pronounce
has a slight stutter
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2. burst of sputtering: a burst of repeated short noises
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| [Early 16th century. Alteration of obsolete stut< Germanic] |
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| stut·ter·er noun |
| stut·ter·ing adjective |
| stut·ter·ing·ly adverb |
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