n.
Pronunciation: ' st ə -t ə r
Function: verb
Etymology: frequentative of English dialect stut to stutter, from Middle English stutten; akin to Dutch stotteren to stutter, Gothic stautan to strike ― more at CONTUSION
Date: 1566
intransitive verb
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 stutter s uphill ― William Cleary>
transitive verb : to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
– stut · ter · er \ -t ə r- ə r \ noun