verb
stutter
STUH-tuh
verb
1
To speak with involuntary repetitions or pauses on certain sounds.
"He stuttered nervously through his wedding speech."
noun
1
A speech pattern marked by such repetitions or pauses.
"She has had a slight stutter since childhood."
How to Use Stutter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo repeat or get stuck on sounds while speaking, or the speech condition itself.
Common pairings
nervous stutter
stutter over words
Word Forms
stuttered past tense, stutters plural, stutters singular
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Etymology
From Middle English stutten, stoten ("to stutter"), related to Dutch stotteren.