stutter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stutter	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stutter n a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds Synonym(s): stammer, stutter v speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" Synonym(s): bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[94]ta, Dan. st[94]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. Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stutter \Stut"ter\, n. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See {Stammer}, and {Stuttering}. 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] --Bacon.