stammer (verb)

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• stammer — ► VERB 1) speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. 2) say in such a way. ► NOUN ▪ a tendency to stammer. DERIVATIVES stammerer noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to ST …   English terms dictionary

• stammer — verb (stammered; stammering) Etymology: Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stamalōn to stammer, Old Norse stemma to hinder, damn up more at stem Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stammer out — ˌstammer ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stammer out he/she/it stammers out present participle stammering out past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• stammer — verb speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. ↘utter (words) in such a way. noun a tendency to stammer. Derivatives stammerer noun stammering noun & adjective stammeringly adverb Origin OE… …   English new terms dictionary

• stammer — verb Syn: stutter, stumble over one s words, hesitate, falter, pause, splutter …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• stammer — stam|mer1 [ stæmər ] verb intransitive or transitive to keep repeating a sound and have difficulty in saying certain words because of a speech problem, nervousness, excitement, etc.: Nina, blushing with embarrassment, began to stammer. ,stammer… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stammer — [[t]stæ̱mə(r)[/t]] stammers, stammering, stammered 1) VERB If you stammer, you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. Five per cent of children stammer at some point... [V with quote] Forgive me, I stammered... [V n]… …   English dictionary

• stammer — I UK [ˈstæmə(r)] / US [ˈstæmər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms stammer : present tense I/you/we/they stammer he/she/it stammers present participle stammering past tense stammered past participle stammered to keep repeating a sound and… …   English dictionary

• stammer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad (esp. BrE), nervous, severe ▪ slight VERB + STAMMER ▪ develop (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• stammer — /ˈstæmə / (say stamuh) verb (i) 1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds. –verb (t) Also, stammer out. 2. to say with a stammer. –noun 3. a stammering mode of utterance. 4. a stammered… …  

• stammer out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stammer out : present tense I/you/we/they stammer out he/she/it stammers out present participle stammering out past tense stammered out past participle stammered out to say something while stammering The boy… …   English dictionary