About The Word Stammer
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Stammer
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What's The Definition Of Stammer?
[n] a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
[v] speak haltingly Synonyms | Synonyms for Stammer: bumble | falter | stutter | stutter Related Terms | Find terms related to Stammer: See Also | mouth | speak | speech defect | speech disorder | talk | utter | verbalise | verbalize Stammer In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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