Definition of stutter
intransitive verb
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
transitive verb
: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
From the M-W Editors
Examples of stutter in a sentence
I used to stutter when I was a child.
She stutters when she gets excited.
Origin and Etymology of stutter
frequentative of English dialect stut to stutter, from Middle English stutten; akin to Dutch stotteren to stutter, Goth stautan to strike — more at contusion
First Known Use: 1566
stutter
Definition of stutter
1 : an act or instance of stuttering
2 : the habitual tendency to stutter had a mild stutter : stuttering
1651
First Known Use of stutter
1651
STUTTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stutter for English Language Learners
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: to have a speech problem that causes you to repeat the beginning sound of some words
stutter
Definition of stutter for English Language Learners
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: a speech problem that causes someone to repeat the beginning sounds of some words
STUTTER Defined for Kids
Definition of stutter for Students
stuttered
;stuttering
: to speak or say with involuntary repetition or interruption of sounds
Definition of stutter for Students
: the act or an instance of speaking with involuntary repetition or interruption
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of stutter
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
transitive verb
: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
stutter
Medical Definition of stutter
1: an act or instance of stuttering
2: the habitual tendency to stutter had a mild stutter : stuttering 2
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