Definitions for: Stammer


[n] a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
[v] speak haltingly



Webster (1913) Definition: Stam"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stammered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer,
stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G.
stammeln, OHG. stammal?n, stamm?n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma,
Icel. stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel.
stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm
dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to resist, Stumble.]
To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to
hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and
diffivulty; to stutter.

I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour
this conclead man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out
of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or
none at all. --Shak.


Stam"mer, v. t.
To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; --
sometimes with out.


Stam"mer, n.
Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of
utterance; a stutter.

Synonyms: bumble, falter, stutter, stutter

See Also: mouth, speak, speech defect, speech disorder, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

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