stammer

stam·mer  (stmr)

v. stam·mered, stam·mer·ing, stam·mers

v.intr.

To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.

v.tr.

To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.

n.

A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.

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[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]

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stammer·er n.

stammer·ing·ly adv.

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stammer

Verb

to speak or say (something) with involuntary pauses or repetition, as a result of a speech disorder or through fear or nervousness

Noun

a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions and pauses [Old English stamerian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stammer - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds stutter defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech
Verb	1.	stammer - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" stutter, bumble, falter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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stammer

verb 1. stutter, falter, splutter, pause, hesitate, hem and haw, stumble over your words

noun 2. speech impediment, stutter, speech defect

Translations

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] n → tartamudeo, balbuceo

vi → tartamudear, balbucir

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] n → bégaiement m

vi → bégayer

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] n → Stottern nt

vi → stottern;

to have a stammer → stottern

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] n → balbuzie f

vi → balbettare

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stammer

n stammer [ˈstӕmə]

the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.hakkel, stotterتَمْتَمَه، تَلَعْثُمзаекванеkoktavoststammendas Stotternτραύλισμαkokutamineلكنتänkytysbégaiementגִמגוּםहकलाहटmucanjedadogásgagapstambalbuzie, balbettamentoどもり声말더듬음mikčiojimasstostīšanāsgagaphet stotterenstammingjąkanie sięgaguezbâlbâialăзаиканиеkoktanie, zajakavosťjecljanjezamuckivanjestamningการพูดตะกุกตะกักkekeleme, kekemelik口吃заїканняہکلاہٹtật nói lắp口吃

v

to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc He stammered an apology.stotterيُتَمْتِم، يَتَلَعْثَمзаеквамkoktatstammestammelnτραυλίζωkokutamaلكنت زبان داشتنänkyttääbégayerלְגַמגֵםहकलानाmucati, zamuckivati(el)dadogberbicara gagapstamabalbettareどもる말을 더듬다; 더듬으며 말하다užsikirsti, mikčiotistostītiestergagapstotterenstamme; stotre framjąkać sięgaguejara se bâlbâiзаикатьсяkoktať, zajakávať sa, jachtaťjecljatizamuckivatistammaพูดตะกุกตะกักkekelemek(因驚嚇、激動而)結巴заїкатисяہکلاناnói lắp（因惊吓、激动而）结巴

n ˈstammerer

a person who has a stammer. hakkelaarمُتأْتِئпелтекkoktastammerder Stottererτραυλός, βραδύγλωσσοςtartamudokokutajaكسي كه لكنت زبان داردänkyttäjäbègueמְגַמגֵםहकला, हकलाने वालाmucavac, zamuckivalodadogópenggagape-r sem stamarbalbuzienteどもり말더듬이mikčiusstosteklisorang yang gagapstotteraarperson som stammerjąkałagagobâlbâitзаикаzajakavý (človek)jecljaveconaj koji mucastammareคนที่พูดตะกุกตะกักkekeme口吃者заїкаہکلاngười nói lắp口吃者