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Meaning of stuttering

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stuttering

verb

Definitions

  1. To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

    Example: He stuttered a few words of thanks.

  2. To exhaust a gas with difficulty

    Example: The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon.

noun

Definitions

  1. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

  2. An instance of stuttering.

adjective

Definitions

  1. That stutters.

  2. Hesitant.