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• nikotella• kangertaa• sopertaa• takeltaa• takellella• tankatamedicine, veterinary• änkytys• änkyttää• kompastua* * *'stæmə 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) änkytys2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) änkyttää -
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• estäminen• este• esto• haitta* * *1) (something that delays or prevents.) este2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) puhevika -
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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 — /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 — [ˈstæmə] verb [I/T] to keep repeating a particular sound when trying to speak because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited stammer noun [singular] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 — 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 — 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 — 1 verb (I, T) to speak or say something with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc: Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. compare stutter 1 (1)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad (esp. BrE), nervous, severe ▪ slight VERB + STAMMER ▪ develop (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
stammer — 1. verb he began to stammer Syn: stutter, stumble over one s words, hesitate, falter, pause, halt, splutter 2. noun he had a stammer Syn: stutter, speech impediment, speech defect … Thesaurus of popular words
stammer — 1. verb To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily. Syn: stutter 2. noun The involuntary repetition of a sound in speech … Wiktionary