stutter
[verb]
Synonyms: stammer, falter, hesitate, stumble

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I. stut‧ter¹ /ˈstʌtə $ -ər/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: stut 'to stutter' (14-19 centuries)]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words ⇒ stammer:
‘I’m D-d-david,’ he stuttered.

2. [intransitive] if a machine stutters, it keeps making little noises and does not work smoothly:
a refrigerator which stuttered and hummed

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II. stutter² noun [singular]
an inability to speak normally because you stutter Synonym : stammer:
a nervous stutter

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stutter
noun
ADJ. bad | slight | occasional
VERB + STUTTER have, speak with He spoke with a stutter, which got worse when he was angry.

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