STUTTER

I. verb see: contusion Date: 1566 intransitive verb to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by spasmodic repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds), to move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner , transitive verb to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a ~, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1651 an act or instance of ~ing, a speech disorder involving ~ing