[syn: bumble, stutter, stammer, falter]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stutter \Stut"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Stuttering.] [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably
of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G.
stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen,
Icel. stauta, Sw. st["o]ta, Dan. st["o]de, Goth. stautan, L.
tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.]
To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with
spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
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Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.
--Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stutter \Stut"ter\, n.
1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and
Stuttering.
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2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stutter
n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter]
v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "stutter":
balbuties, dysphemia, falter, faltering, halt, hammer, haw, hem,
hem and haw, hesitate, hesitation, hum, hum and haw, mammer,
palilalia, stammer, stammering, stumble, stuttering, traulism