stutter
A speech disorder characterized by stutteringA speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
» Tom is stuttering.
Tom stottert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том заикается. — Selena777
Том заїкається. — deniko
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2 sensesA speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
Stottern
заика́ниеzaikánije
заїканняzajikannja
a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
(obsolete)One who stutters.
1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103, And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.
Examples
64 sentencesTom is stuttering.
Том заїкається. — deniko
ruТом заикается. — Selena777
deTom stottert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I stutter when I get nervous.
Why don't people stutter when they sing?
Tom tends to stutter when he's nervous.
Tom has a tendency to stutter when he's nervous.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).
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plural: stuttersSynonyms
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