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stammer
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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.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stammer - a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech
Verb1.stammer - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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] ntartamudeo, balbuceo

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] nbégaiement m
vibégayer

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] nStottern nt
vistottern;
to have a stammer → stottern

stammer [ˈstæməʳ] nbalbuzie f
vibalbettare

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, stotter تَمْتَمَه، تَلَعْثُم заекване koktavost stammen das Stottern τραύλισμα kokutamine لكنت änkytys bégaiement גִמגוּם हकलाहट mucanje dadogás gagap stam balbuzie, balbettamento どもり声 말더듬음 mikčiojimas stostīšanās gagap het stotteren stamming jąkanie się gaguez bâlbâială заикание koktanie, zajakavosť jecljanje zamuckivanje stamning การพูดตะกุกตะกัก kekeleme, kekemelik 口吃 заїкання ہکلاہٹ tật nói lắp
v
to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc He stammered an apology. stotter يُتَمْتِم، يَتَلَعْثَم заеквам koktat stamme stammeln τραυλίζω kokutama لكنت زبان داشتن änkyttää bégayer לְגַמגֵם हकलाना mucati, zamuckivati (el)dadog berbicara gagap stama balbettare どもる 말을 더듬다; 더듬으며 말하다 užsikirsti, mikčioti stostīties tergagap stotteren stamme; stotre fram jąkać się gaguejar a se bâlbâi заикаться koktať, zajakávať sa, jachtať jecljati zamuckivati stamma พูดตะกุกตะกัก kekelemek (因驚嚇、激動而)結巴 заїкатися ہکلانا nói lắp
n stammerer
a person who has a stammer. hakkelaar مُتأْتِئ пелтек kokta stammer der Stotterer τραυλός, βραδύγλωσσος tartamudo kokutaja كسي كه لكنت زبان دارد änkyttäjä bègue מְגַמגֵם हकला, हकलाने वाला mucavac, zamuckivalo dadogó penggagap e-r sem stamar balbuziente どもり 말더듬이 mikčius stosteklis orang yang gagap stotteraar person som stammer jąkała gago bâlbâit заика zajakavý (človek) jecljavec onaj koji muca stammare คนที่พูดตะกุกตะกัก kekeme 口吃者 заїка ہکلا người nói lắp 口吃


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