stutter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
    stammer.
  2. verb speak haltingly
    falter; bumble; stammer.
    • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

WordNet

Stut"ter transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw. stöta, Dan. stöde, Goth. stautan, L. tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Stuttered ; present participle & verbal noun Stuttering
Definitions
  1. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
    Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay.
Stut"ter noun
Definitions
  1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering.
  2. One who stutters; a stammerer. Obs. Bacon.

Webster 1913