[stut.ter] vb [freq. of E dial. stut to stutter, fr. ME stutten; akin to D stotteren to stutter, Goth stautan to strike--more at contusion] vi (ca. 1570) 1: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by spasmodic repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
2: to move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner "the old jalopy bucks and ~s uphill --William Cleary" ~ vt: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter -- stut.ter.er n
[2]stutter n (ca. 1847) 1: an act or instance of stuttering
2: a speech disorder involving stuttering accompanied by fear and anxiety