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Webster 1913 Edition
Stutter
Stut′ter
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stuttered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stuttering
.] [Freq. of
stut
, OE. stoten
; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren
, G. stottern
, D. stooten
to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen
, Icel. stauta
, Sw. stöta
, Dan. stöde
, Goth. stautan
, L. tundere
, Skr. tud
to thrust. Cf. Contuse
, Obtuse
.] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling,
stuttering
, calling for his confessor. Macaulay.
Stut′ter
,Noun.
1.
The act of stuttering; a stammer. See
Stammer
, and Stuttering
. 2.
One who stutters; a stammerer.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stutter
STUTTER
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
stutter
stutter
English
Verb
stutter (third-person singular simple present stutters, present participle stuttering, simple past and past participle stuttered)
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.
- (intransitive) To exhaust a gas with difficulty
- The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon.
Synonyms
- (speak with spasmodic repetition): stammer
Translations
to speak with spasmodic repetition — see stammer
Noun
stutter (plural stutters)
- A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
- (obsolete) One who stutters; a stammerer.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
Synonyms
Translations
speech disorder
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun or verb stutter