stammer

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: stutterbumblefalter

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain soundsSynonyms: stutter

Verb (1)

  1. speak haltingly“The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”Synonyms: bumblestutterfalter
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out. [1913 Webster]
Stammer \Stam"mer\, n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter. [1913 Webster]
Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stammered (-m[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal[=o]n, stamm[=e]n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma, Icel. stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel. stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to resist, Stumble.] To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and difficulty; to stutter. [1913 Webster]

I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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