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stammer
stammerspeak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds; pause, hesitate, falter
Not to be confused with:stutter – speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetition, blocks, or spasms, or prolongations of sounds and syllables along with contortions of the face and body; distorted speech [Both stammer and stutter mean to speak with difficulty. Stammer suggests inarticulate sounds or interrupted speech caused by excitement, embarrassment, confusion, or other emotion that may require special treatment to correct. Stutter designates a broad range of speech defects. It is the term that is preferred in technical usage: His stutter was more than merely a stammer of embarrassment.]stam·mer S0700600 (stăm′ər)v. stam·mered, stam·mer·ing, stam·mers v.intr. To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.v.tr. To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.n. A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.
[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]
stam′mer·er n.stam′mer·ing·ly adv.stammer (ˈstæmə) vb (Medicine) to speak or say (something) in a hesitant way, esp as a result of a speech disorder or through fear, stress, etcn (Pathology) a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions and hesitations[Old English stamerian; related to Old Saxon stamarōn, Old High German stamm] ˈstammerer n ˈstammering n, adj ˈstammeringly advstam•mer (ˈstæm ər)
v.i. 1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds. v.t. 2. to say with a stammer (often fol. by out). n. 3. a stammering mode of utterance. 4. a stammered utterance. [before 1000; Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stam(al), Old Norse stamr, Gothic stamms stammering] stam′mer•er, n. stammer
Past participle: stammered
Gerund: stammering
| Present |
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| I stammer | | you stammer | | he/she/it stammers | | we stammer | | you stammer | | they stammer |
| Preterite |
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| I stammered | | you stammered | | he/she/it stammered | | we stammered | | you stammered | | they stammered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am stammering | | you are stammering | | he/she/it is stammering | | we are stammering | | you are stammering | | they are stammering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have stammered | | you have stammered | | he/she/it has stammered | | we have stammered | | you have stammered | | they have stammered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was stammering | | you were stammering | | he/she/it was stammering | | we were stammering | | you were stammering | | they were stammering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had stammered | | you had stammered | | he/she/it had stammered | | we had stammered | | you had stammered | | they had stammered |
| Future |
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| I will stammer | | you will stammer | | he/she/it will stammer | | we will stammer | | you will stammer | | they will stammer |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have stammered | | you will have stammered | | he/she/it will have stammered | | we will have stammered | | you will have stammered | | they will have stammered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be stammering | | you will be stammering | | he/she/it will be stammering | | we will be stammering | | you will be stammering | | they will be stammering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been stammering | | you have been stammering | | he/she/it has been stammering | | we have been stammering | | you have been stammering | | they have been stammering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been stammering | | you will have been stammering | | he/she/it will have been stammering | | we will have been stammering | | you will have been stammering | | they will have been stammering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been stammering | | you had been stammering | | he/she/it had been stammering | | we had been stammering | | you had been stammering | | they had been stammering |
| Conditional |
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| I would stammer | | you would stammer | | he/she/it would stammer | | we would stammer | | you would stammer | | they would stammer |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have stammered | | you would have stammered | | he/she/it would have stammered | | we would have stammered | | you would have stammered | | they would have stammered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stammer - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain soundsstutterdefect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech | | Verb | 1. | stammer - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"stutter, bumble, faltermouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
stammerverb1. stutter, falter, splutter, pause, hesitate, hem and haw, stumble over your words She stammered her way through an introduction.noun1. speech impediment, stutter, speech defect A speech-therapist cured his stammer.stammerverbTo introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speech:stutter.nounA speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses:stammering, stutter, stuttering.Translationsstammer (ˈstӕmə) noun the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds. `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer. 口吃 口吃 verb to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc. He stammered an apology. (因驚嚇、激動而)結巴 （因惊吓、激动而）结巴 ˈstammerer noun a person who has a stammer. 口吃者 口吃者IdiomsSeestammer outstammer
stammer a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions and hesitations stammer
stam·mer (stam'ĕr), 1. To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the topic, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. Compare: stutter. 2. To mispronounce or transpose certain consonants in speech. [A.S. stamur] stammer (stăm′ər)v. stam·mered, stam·mering, stam·mers v.intr. To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.v.tr. To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.n. A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.
stam′mer·er n.stam′mer·ing·ly adv.stam·mer (stam'ĕr) To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the topic, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. [A.S. stamur]stammer
Synonyms for stammerverb stutterSynonyms- stutter
- falter
- splutter
- pause
- hesitate
- hem and haw
- stumble over your words
noun speech impedimentSynonyms- speech impediment
- stutter
- speech defect
Synonyms for stammerverb to introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speechSynonymsnoun a speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pausesSynonyms- stammering
- stutter
- stuttering
Synonyms for stammernoun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain soundsSynonymsRelated Words- defect of speech
- speech defect
- speech disorder
verb speak haltinglySynonymsRelated Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
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