stutter (verb)

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• stutter — ► VERB 1) talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. 2) (of a machine or gun) produce a series of short, sharp sounds. ► NOUN ▪ a tendency to stutter while speaking. DERIVATIVES stutterer noun. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

• stutter-step — verb see stutter step …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stutter — 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• stutter — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stutter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, severe ▪ slight ▪ occasional VERB + STUTTER ▪ have, speak with …   Collocations dictionary

• stutter — [[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… …   English dictionary

• stutter — I UK [ˈstʌtə(r)] / US [ˈstʌtər] verb Word forms stutter : present tense I/you/we/they stutter he/she/it stutters present participle stuttering past tense stuttered past participle stuttered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to repeat the sounds of… …   English dictionary

• stutter — stut|ter1 [ stʌtər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to repeat the sounds of words in an uncontrolled way when you speak because you are nervous or have a speech problem: Richard stuttered a reply and sat down, his face red. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stutter — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stutter — /ˈstʌtə / (say stutuh) verb (i) 1. to utter sounds in which the rhythm is interrupted by blocks or spasms, repetitions, or prolongation of sounds or syllables, sometimes accompanied by facial contortions. –verb (t) 2. to utter (words, etc.) in a… …  

• stutter step — noun Date: 1966 a momentary hesitation or false step by a runner (as in football) done to fake a defender out of position • stutter step verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary