stutter

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstʌɾɚ/
• Rhymes: -ʌtə(r)

Verb

stutter (third-person singular simple present stutters, present participle stuttering, simple past and past participle stuttered)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

   He stuttered a few words of thanks.

2. (intransitive) To exhaust a gas with difficulty

   The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon.

Noun

stutter (plural stutters)

1. A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
2. (obsolete) One who stutters; a stammerer.

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