stuttered; stuttering; stutters
Definition of stutter
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by 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
: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
stutter
nounDefinition of stutter (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an act or instance of stuttering
2
: the habitual tendency to stutter
had a mild stutter
: stuttering
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The first known use of stutter was in 1566
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