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Webster 1913 Edition


Stammering

Stam′mer-ing

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Adj.
Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering.
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Stam′mer-ing-ly
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adv.

Stam′mer-ing

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Noun.
(Physiol.)
A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is prevented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stammering

STAMMERING

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ppr.
1.
Stopping or hesitating in the uttering of syllables and words; stuttering.
2.
a. Apt to stammer.

STAMMERING

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Noun.
The act of stopping or hesitating in speaking; impediment in speech.