to have a stammer

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• stammer — vb Stammer, stutter both mean to speak in a faltering, hesitating, or stumbling manner. Stammer usually implies a proximate cause (as fear, embarrassment, or a sudden shock) which deprives one for the time being of control over his vocal organs… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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 — Recorded as Stammar, Stammer, Stammers, Stammirs, Stammmler, and no doubt others, this is a surname of English and Germanic origins. It derives either from the personal name Stanmorr composed of the elements stan ,meaning stone and moer , famous …   Surnames reference

• stammer — stam|mer1 [ˈstæmə US ər] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: stamerian] to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc = ↑stutter ▪ Whenever he was angry he… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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

• have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• List of characters in Criminal Minds — The following list represents the characters related to the TV series Criminal Minds . Characters Current characters ; FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi: Played by Joe Mantegna, Dave was in early retirement until his voluntary return… …   Wikipedia

• bitterhed — stammer oftest fra vinens tanin=garvesyre, som regel som følge af vinens manglende modenhed, men kan også have en forfriskende effekt …   Danske encyklopædi