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View usage for: (stʌtəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense stutters, present participle stuttering, past tense, past participle stuttered1. countable noun [usually singular]If someone has a stutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they often hesitate or repeat it two or three times. He spoke with a pronounced stutter. Synonyms: stammer, falter, speech impediment, speech defect More Synonyms of stutter 2. verbIf someone stutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word. I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke. [VERB] Synonyms: stammer, stumble, falter, hesitate More Synonyms of stutter stuttering uncountable noun He had to stop talking because if he'd kept on, the stuttering would have started. 3. verbIf something stutters along, it progresses slowly and unevenly. The old truck stuttered along the winding road. [VERB preposition/adverb] The political debate stutters on. [VERB preposition/adverb] stutter in British English (ˈstʌtə) verb1. to speak (a word, phrase, etc) with recurring repetition of consonants, esp initial ones 2. to make (an abrupt sound) repeatedly the gun stuttered noun3. the act or habit of stuttering Derived forms stutterer (ˈstutterer) noun stuttering (ˈstuttering) noun, adjective stutteringly (ˈstutteringly) adverb Word origin C16: related to Middle Low German stötern, Old High German stōzan to push against, Latin tundere to beat stutter in American English (ˈstʌtər) verb transitive, verb intransitive2. to make (a series of repeated sounds) stuttering machine guns noun3. the act or an instance of stuttering Derived forms stutterer (ˈstutterer) noun Word origin freq. of dial. stut, to stutter < ME stutten, akin to Ger stossen, to knock, push < IE * (s)teud-: see study Examples of 'stutter' in a sentencestutter It certainly added some dash to a day that until then had stuttered along in second gear.He delivered some stuttering public performances.Rangers' form stuttered recently as they took only one point from three league games.He hit the big time in the 1970s with stuttering performances as he pretended to have a sound problem.They have been stuttering along, playing dreadfully away from home and struggling to get the best out of their superstars.They miss chances United don't and sometimes stutter along.As last season stuttered to its unsatisfactory end, Leicester seemed to be a symbol of changing times.And the national team 's stuttering form has been exercising the minds of the FA top brass. In other languagesstutter British English: stutter / ˈstʌtə/ VERB If someone stutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word. I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke. - American English: stutter
- Arabic: يَتَلَعْثَمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: gaguejar
- Chinese: 口吃着说
- Croatian: mucati
- Czech: koktat
- Danish: stamme
- Dutch: stotteren
- European Spanish: balbucear
- Finnish: änkyttää
- French: bégayer
- German: stottern
- Greek: κεκεδίζω
- Italian: balbettare
- Japanese: どもる
- Korean: 말을 더듬다
- Norwegian: stamme
- Polish: jąkać się
- European Portuguese: gaguejar
- Romanian: a îngăima
- Russian: заикаться
- Latin American Spanish: balbucear
- Swedish: stamma
- Thai: ติดอ่าง
- Turkish: kekelemek
- Ukrainian: заїкатися
- Vietnamese: nói lắp
British English: stutter NOUN If someone has a stutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they often hesitate or repeat it two or three times. He spoke with a pronounced stutter. - American English: stutter
- Brazilian Portuguese: gagueira
- Chinese: 口吃
- European Spanish: tartamudeo
- French: bégaiement
- German: Stottern
- Italian: balbuzie
- Japanese: どもる
- Korean: 말 더듬기
- European Portuguese: gagueira
- Latin American Spanish: tartamudeo
Chinese translation of 'stutter' vi -
结(結)结(結)巴巴地说(說) (jiējie-bāba de shuō) to have a stutter, speak with a stutter 结(結)结(結)巴巴地说(說) (jiéjie-bāba de shuō)
Definition the tendency to involuntarily repeat initial consonants while speaking He spoke with a pronounced stutter. Synonyms falter speech impediment speech defect hesitance Definition to speak (a word or phrase) with involuntary repetition of initial consonants I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke. Synonyms hesitate splutter speak haltingly Additional synonymsDefinition to speak nervously and without confidence Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it. Synonyms stutter, pause, stumble, hesitate, stammer, speak haltingly Definition to pause during speech because of uncertainty Synonyms stumble, fumble, stammer, stutter, hem and haw or hum and haw Definition to make mistakes or hesitate in speech His voiced wavered and he stumbled over his words. Synonyms falter, hesitate, stammer, stutter, fluff (informal) - stupidity
- stupor
- sturdy
- stutter
- stuttering
- Stygian
- style
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