stutter

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈstʌɾɚ/

Verb

stutter (stutters, present participle stuttering; past and past participle stuttered)

1. (ambitransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

   He stuttered a few words of thanks.

2. (intransitive) To exhaust a gas with difficulty

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

Synonyms

• (speak with spasmodic repetition) stammer

Noun

stutter (plural stutters)

1. A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.

   Synonyms: stammer

2. (obsolete) One who stutters.

   Synonyms: stutterer, stammerer

   • 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103,

     And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.

Translations

• French: bégaiement
• German: Stottern
• Italian: balbuzie
• Portuguese: gagueira
• Russian: заикание
• Spanish: tartamudeo

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