stammer
To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speechTo keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
» Tom stammers when he gets nervous.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
stammeln, stottern
заика́тьсяzaikátʹsja, запина́тьсяzapinátʹsja
заїка́тисяzajikátysja, затина́тисяzatynátysja
(transitive)To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
He blushed, and stammered a few words of apology.
- speak haltingly
Examples
21 sentencesTom stammers when he gets nervous.
The new boy had a nervous stammer.
deDer neue Junge stotterte vor Aufregung.
Tom began to stammer.
Tom doesn't stammer anymore.
Tom no longer stammers.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōFrom Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.
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Forms
stammers, stammering, stammered, stammeredSynonyms
23 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle