stutter

Meanings

Verb

  • To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
  • To exhaust a gas with difficulty

Noun

  • A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
  • One who stutters.

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Origin

  • From Middle English stutten, stoten; cognate with Dutch stotteren.

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