'Stutter' definitions:
Definition of 'stutter'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Stutter'
From: GCIDE
- Stutter \Stut"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering.] [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw. st["o]ta, Dan. st["o]de, Goth. stautan, L. tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer. [1913 Webster]
- Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stutter'
From: GCIDE
- Stutter \Stut"ter\, n.
- 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stutter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- balbuties,
- dysphemia,
- falter,
- faltering,
- halt,
- hammer,
- haw,
- hem,
- hem and haw,
- hesitate,
- hesitation,
- hum,
- hum and haw,
- mammer,
- palilalia,
- stammer,
- stammering,
- stumble,
- stuttering,
- traulism