0 to speak or say something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty, for example pausing before it or repeating it several times:
She stutters a little, so be patient and let her finish what she's saying.
[ + speech ] "C-c-can we g-go now?" stuttered Jenkins.
1 to work or happen in a way that is not smooth or regular:
Suddenly the engine stuttered and then it stopped completely.
2 the act of speaking or saying something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty, for example pausing before it or repeating it several times:
3 to speak or say part of a word with difficulty, esp. by repeating it several times or by pausing before it:
Phonetic influences on stuttering in monolingual and bilingual stutterers.
Effects of linguistic correlates of stuttering on emg activity in nonstuttering speakers.
We can all think of people who are dignified and on whom we look with respect in one language who are stuttering buffoons in another.
He could not begin to conceal his discomfiture and was reduced to stuttering incoherence.
They work not only with child stammers and stutters, but with children with a range of psychological and physical disabilities.
One only has to consider how very few young people today have stutters or speech impediments.
He is petrified at being in a police court; he does not know what to say, and stutters and stammers, and immediately a bad impression is created.
He is a very shy and nervous boy and is always stuttering, but he is a loyal and capable squire.
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