stutter
11stutter — I. 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… …
12Stutter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Stutter peut faire référence à : Stutter (chanson d Elastica), chanson et maxi 45 tours du groupe britannique Elastica, sorti en 1993. Stutter… …
13stutter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, severe ▪ slight ▪ occasional VERB + STUTTER ▪ have, speak with …
14stutter — [[t]stʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] stutters, stuttering, stuttered 1) N COUNT: usu sing If someone has a stutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they often hesitate or repeat it two or three times. He spoke with a pronounced… …
15stutter — To speak dysfluently; to enunciate certain words with difficulty and with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant of a word or syllable. [frequentative of stut, from Goth. stautan, to strike] * * * stut·ter stət ər vi to speak… …
16stutter — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words; stammer 1: “I m D d david,” he stuttered. 2 (I) if a machine stutters, it keeps making little exploding noises and does… …
17stutter — stut•ter [[t]ˈstʌt ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to speak with the rhythm interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables 2) to proceed or operate with spasmodic interruptions or repetitions 3) to say with a stutter 4) an …
18stutter — stutterer, n. stutteringly, adv. /stut euhr/, v.t., v.i. 1. to speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetitions, blocks or spasms, or prolongations of sounds or syllables, sometimes accompanied by contortions of the face and body …
19Stutter — This interesting name is a medieval job description which derives from the Olde English Stott (Cattle) or horses. There are many variant spellings which derive from local dialects, these include Stather, Stother, Stutter and Stoter or Stothard,… …
20stutter — verb talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. ↘(of a machine or gun) produce a series of short, sharp sounds. noun a tendency to stutter while speaking. Derivatives stutterer noun stuttering adjective… …
