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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