Main Entry: ¹stut·ter

Pronunciation: \ˈstə-tər\

Function: verb

Etymology: frequentative of English dial. stut to stutter, from Middle English stutten; akin to Dutch stotteren to stutter, Gothic stautan to strike — more at contusion

Date: 1566

intransitive verb 1 : to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by spasmodic 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

— stut·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun