English Explanatory Dictionary

stuttering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stutter
adj
  1. That stutters.
  2. Hesitant.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

stuttering stutterings more stuttering most stuttering

Synonyms

stammering

Derived words

covert stuttering interiorized stutter pseudostuttering nonstuttering unstuttering stutteringly
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