stutter
IPA: stˈʌtɝ
noun
- A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
- (obsolete) One who stutters.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- (intransitive) To expel a gas with difficulty.
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Examples of "stutter" in Sentences
- He tried to fix himself stuttering.
- Did Neanderthals stutter in the past
- He tried not to stutter when speaking.
- Prices stutter as fiscal cliff hopes ebb.
- Asian stock markets stuttered after a survey.
- As it was, they also had to cure him of the stutter.
- Melendez began to stutter when he was in the second grade.
- The effectiveness of such devices varies with stuttering severity.
- Butters speaks with a mild stutter and tends to fidget with his hands.
- To stutter is to speak with the speech of someone with the speech disorder.
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