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stutter

UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/

Translations

stutternoun
stutters
pl
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
His stutter made him nervous about speaking in public.
Son bégaiement le rendait nerveux à l'idée de parler en public.
Additional translations
bégaiementPar extension, pour une élocution hésitante ou saccadée.
Synonyms
speech impediment
stammer
disfluency
stutterverb
stuttered
Past Simple
stuttered
Past Participle
stuttering
Gerund
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
He tends to stutter when he is nervous.
Il a tendance à bégayer quand il est nerveux.
Additional translations
saccaderS'emploie surtout pour un fonctionnement irrégulier d'une machine, d'un moteur ou d'une vidéo.
Synonyms
mumble
splutter
falter
hesitate
stammer
stutteradjective
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
Used attributively to describe something that proceeds in a halting or intermittent manner.
The video played with a stutter frame rate.
La vidéo se lisait avec un débit d'images saccadé.
Additional translations
hachéEmployé pour un discours, un son ou un rythme interrompu.
Synonyms
spasmodic
disjointed
stumbling
jerky
broken
faltering
halting
hesitant
stammering
stuttering

Definitions

stutternoun
A speech disorder involving frequent involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables, or words.
His stutter made him nervous about speaking in public.
A hesitant or halting manner of speaking.
There was a noticeable stutter in his speech as he addressed the crowd.
stutterverb
To speak with involuntary disruption or repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants.
He tends to stutter when he is nervous.
To move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner.
The car began to stutter as it ran out of fuel.
stutteradjective
Characterized by brief, uneven, or interrupted bursts; halting.
The video played with a stutter frame rate.
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