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stutter - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To speak or utter with a spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds.
- noun The act or habit of stuttering.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who stuts or stutters; a stutterer.
- noun A marked stammer; broken and hesitating utterance of words.
- To speak with a marked stammer; utter words with frequent breaks and repetitions of parts, either habitually or under special excitement.
- Synonyms Falter, etc. See
stammer . - To utter with breaks and repetitions of parts of words; say disjointedly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of stuttering; a stammer. See
stammer , andstuttering . - noun obsolete One who stutters; a stammerer.
- verb To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
speak with a spasmodicrepetition of vocal sounds. - noun A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
- noun obsolete One who stutters; a stammerer.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb speak haltingly
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Frequentative of dialectal stut, from Middle English stutten.]
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Examples
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The value, I may explain, of the stutter is that it is like hurling the javelin.
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His stutter is his only weakness and with Max to talk for him he's overcome that.
When the Lion Feeds Smith, Wilbur 1964
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Althouse: FWIW, I read that sentence as you meant it because I'm used to your writing, familiar with your views and know what you're referring to, but I did "stutter" for a second to make that adjustment ... in pretty much the exact way I do when I'm editing for pay something which I then "flag" for the following author query: "Are you confident everyone will read this as you intend it be understood?"
"The Optimum Population Trust... says each baby born in Britain will... burn carbon roughly equivalent to 2½ acres of old-growth oak woodland...." Ann Althouse 2009
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A giraffe with a stutter is an endearing thought, but I won’t pursue it.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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A giraffe with a stutter is an endearing thought, but I won’t pursue it.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Recently the lens has begun to "stutter" (i.e., not lock in) especially when approaching full zoom.
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We do not recommend the use of Quicktime in Windows as the video may 'stutter'.
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Two "motor wheels" imparted a "stutter" or semi-randomised effect to the codes.
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- HeaderHeight property - adjust header height [18-30] - 'stutter' at end of scrolling animation
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But it's worked wonders for Kennedy, who has had the "stutter" for as long as he can remember.
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