STUTTER


Meaning of STUTTER in English

v. & n.

v. 1 intr. stammer, esp. by involuntarily repeating the first consonants of words. 2 tr. (often foll. by out) utter (words) in this way.

n. 1 the act or habit of stuttering. 2 an instance of stuttering. stutterer n. stutteringly adv.

[ frequent. of ME (now dial.) stut f. Gmc ]

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