stuttering

1 of 2

noun

stut·​ter·​ing ˈstə-tər-iŋ 

: a disorder of vocal communication marked by involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by abnormal repetition, prolongation, or stoppage of vocal sounds) : disfluency

stuttering

2 of 2

present participle of stutter entry 1

Examples of stuttering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025

The feature worked best in texts, where the software doesn't have to deal with varying accents, people speaking fast or over one another, stuttering, or background noise. —ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025

Everything looks more immersive, motion actually keeps up instead of stuttering, and the colors stay bold while games run smooth. —PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025

Gearbox has already issued multiple patches to try and reduce stuttering/frame drops. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stuttering

• cluttering
• fluttering
• guttering
• muttering
• shuttering
• spluttering
• sputtering
• uttering

Medical Definition

stuttering

noun

1

: the act of one who stutters

2

: a disorder of vocal communication marked by involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by abnormal repetition, prolongation, or stoppage of vocal sounds) : disfluency