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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Stammer Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration. Source: opted
  4. 4. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. -- Stam"mer*ing*ly, adv. A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration. Source: webster
  5. 5. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering.-- Stam"mer*ing*ly, adv. Source: adambom

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