Thesaurus: stutter

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1. v. t. & i. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
2. n. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering.
3. n. One who stutters; a stammerer.
4. n. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
5. v. speak haltingly
6. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer. Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering. 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] Bacon.
7. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak withspasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay.
8. n:24/v:76 n a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds v speak haltingly