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Stutter

/ˈstʌɾɚ/

A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.

📖 Definitions of "Stutter"

noun
  1. 1

    A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.

  2. 2

    One who stutters.

verb
  1. 1

    To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

    "He stuttered a few words of thanks."

  2. 2

    To exhaust a gas with difficulty

    "The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon."

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WordDefinition
falterverbTo waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
stammerverb(intransitive) To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.

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stammerverb(intransitive) To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
falterverbTo waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
studdernounMisspelling of stutter. [A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.]
pseudostutterverb(intransitive) To produce deliberate stuttering speech, sometimes used as part of therapy to control a stutter.
habblenoun(Scotland) A state of perplexity.
sputternounConfused and hasty speech.
hackernoun(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
stutnoun(Scotland, Northern England) A support.
splutternoun(countable) A forceful choking or spitting sound.
buffnounUndyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
faffleverbto flap, like a flag
balbutiateverb(obsolete, intransitive) To stammer.
babblenounIdle talk; senseless prattle
quavernounA trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
mumblenounA quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
lispnounThe act or a habit of lisping.
sputter outverb(intransitive, of an engine, motor, etc.) To emit a series of irregular, erratic popping or spitting sounds before shutting off.
spatverb(intransitive, originally US) To quarrel or argue pettily briefly.
spewverb(intransitive, informal) To vomit.
tattlenoun(countable) A tattletale.

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