stutter
verb/ˈstʌtɚ/US/ˈstʌtə/UK
Etymology
From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).
Definitions
To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.
To expel a gas with difficulty.
- I was stuttering after the marathon.
- The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.
A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
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One who stutters.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103, And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for stutter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA