stutter

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stutter

/ˈstʌtɚ/ US
/ˈstʌtə/ UK

Rhymes with -ʌtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).

verb stutters · stuttering · stuttered

ambitransitive To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds. He stuttered a few words of thanks.
Similar: hacker, stammer
intransitive To expel a gas with difficulty. I was stuttering after the marathon.

noun stutters

A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
Similar: stammer
obsolete 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.
Similar: stutterer, stammerer

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noun speech disorder

Español	tartamudeo
한국어	더듬기 deodeumgi
日本語	吃り domori
中文	口吃 kǒuchī
हिन्दी	हकलाहट haklāhaṭ, हकलापन haklāpan, कंठभंग kaṇṭhbhaṅg
Português	gagueira
Français	bégaiement
Deutsch	Stottern
Italiano	balbuzie
Ελληνικά	τραύλισμα trávlisma
Română	bâlbâire
Русский	заика́ние zaikánije
עברית	גמגום gimgum

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@misc{stutter_2026,
  title = {stutter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stutter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}