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Examples of stammer in a Sentence
“I d-don't know what you're talking about!” she stammered.
He stammered an excuse and fled.
Origin and Etymology of stammer
Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stamalōn to stammer, Old Norse stemma to hinder, damn up — more at stem
STAMMER Defined for English Language Learners
stammer
playDefinition of stammer for English Language Learners
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: to speak with many pauses and repetitions because you have a speech problem or because you are very nervous, frightened, etc.
STAMMER Defined for Kids
Definition of stammer for Students
stammered
;stammering
: to speak with involuntary stops and much repeating
Definition of stammer for Students
: an act or instance of speaking with involuntary stops and much repeating
Medical Dictionary
stammer
Medical Definition of stammer
1: an act or instance of stammering
2: the habitual tendency to stammer a severe stammer : stammering 2
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