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stammering

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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.
[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]
stammer·er n.
stammer·ing·ly adv.
Translations
stammering [ˈstæmərɪŋ]
A. ADJ → tartamudo
B. N → tartamudeo m
stammering [ˈstæmərɪŋ] n → bégaiement m
stammering
n (act) → Stottern nt, → Stammeln nt; (= stammered speech) → Gestotter(e) nt, → Gestammel(e) nt
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