stammering

stam·mer

 (stăm′ər)

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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stam′mer·er n.

stam′mer·ing·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

stammering

noun

A speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses:

stammer, stutter, stuttering.

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Translations

bégaiement

stammering

[ˈstæmərɪŋ]

A. ADJ → tartamudo

B. N → tartamudeo m

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stammering

[ˈstæmərɪŋ] n → bégaiement m

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stammering

n (act) → Stottern nt, → Stammeln nt; (= stammered speech) → Gestotter(e) nt, → Gestammel(e) nt

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