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单词 stutters
释义

stutter

1 of 2

verb

stut·​ter ˈstə-tər How to pronounce stutter (audio)
stuttered; stuttering; stutters

intransitive verb

1
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
2
: to move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner
the old jalopy bucks and stutters uphill William Cleary

transitive verb

: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
stutterer
ˈstə-tər-ər How to pronounce stutter (audio)
noun

stutter

2 of 2

noun

1
: an act or instance of stuttering
2
: the habitual tendency to stutter
had a mild stutter
: stuttering

Example Sentences

Verb I used to stutter when I was a child. She stutters when she gets excited.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Any time Chip 'N Dale's momentum appears to stutter, the film offers up a dose of humor and whimsy. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022 Even when the characters are engaged in small talk or office gossip at a Christmas party or saying empty sentiments, the music betrays their inner desires and agonies as the protagonists hem, haw, stutter and interrupt each other. Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2022 Globally, 70 million people stutter, including President Joe Biden, who has spoken publicly about being mocked by classmates and a nun in Catholic school for his speech impediment. Laura Ungar, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022 Doing all this on the UI thread is bad for app performance since any hangups will make your app stutter. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2022 Exactly how much will this scene stutter in Infinite's PC version? Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2021 In Facebook's Horizon Workrooms app for Oculus—a virtual-reality Zoom rival—having just 16 participants causes the system to stutter. David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2021 TVs with fast response times—like high-end LCDs and especially OLEDs—have less of a ghosting trail but will stutter more. Whitson Gordon, Wired, 6 Apr. 2021 Cracks stutter the hallway of a building in Yakutsk. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2021
Noun
His stutter had yet to smooth into a defining voice. Michael Appler, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 Howie Mandel calls Amanda Mammana 'heroic and beautiful' Amanda Mammana, who has been open on the show about life with a stutter, sang a moving original song. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Monroe’s signature breathy speaking voice was actually a tactic the actress used to overcome a childhood stutter. Vogue, 1 June 2022 Aikens was something of an unlikely public speaker, having dealt with a stutter for much of his life. New York Times, 1 June 2022 The suspect's family, however, disputed this account saying that classmates bullied him over his stutter, clothing and short haircut. ABC News, 20 July 2022 Biden frequently stumbles over his words, but that could be at least partially because of his stutter. Grayson Quay, The Week, 14 July 2022 According to the Independent, Ramos, who was 18 years old, was bullied in school for his stutter and lisp. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 Ramos, who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde last month, was said to have been bullied over a lisp and stutter. Tim Meko, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

frequentative of English dialect stut to stutter, from Middle English stutten; akin to Dutch stotteren to stutter, Goth stautan to strike — more at contusion

First Known Use

Verb

1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stutter 1 of 2

verb

stut·​ter ˈstə-tər How to pronounce stutter (audio)
stuttered; stuttering
: to speak or say with involuntary repetition or interruption of sounds

stutter

2 of 2

noun

: the act or an instance of speaking with involuntary repetition or interruption

Medical Definition

stutter 1 of 2

intransitive verb

stut·​ter ˈstət-ər How to pronounce stutter (audio)
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)

transitive verb

: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter

stutter

2 of 2

noun

1
: an act or instance of stuttering
2
: the habitual tendency to stutter
had a mild stutter
: stuttering sense 2

stutters

verb

present tense third-person singular of stutter
as in stammers
to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions I used to stutter when I was a child. She stutters when she gets excited.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stammers
  • drools
  • shouts
  • mumbles
  • sputters
  • shrieks
  • gibbers
  • chatters
  • gabs
  • mutters
  • babbles
  • jabbers
  • prattles
  • rattles
  • chats
  • trolls
  • blathers
  • screeches
  • bumbles
  • blabbers
  • murmurs
  • bleats
  • prates
  • gabbles
  • patters
  • drivels
  • blithers
  • smatters
  • jaws
  • jangles
  • yacks
  • mouths
  • yaks
  • runs on
  • tittle-tattles
  • chunters
  • maunders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pronounces
  • articulates
  • enunciates
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