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stutter

UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/

Translations

stutternoun
stutters
pl
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
His stutter made it difficult for him to speak in public.
Его заикание затрудняло ему выступления на публике.
Additional translations
задержка
запинка
Synonyms
speech impediment
disfluency
stammer
stutterverb
stuttered
Past Simple
stuttered
Past Participle
stuttering
Gerund
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
He tends to stutter when he is nervous.
Он склонен заикаться, когда нервничает.
Synonyms
splutter
mumble
falter
hesitate
stammer
stutteradjective
UK
/ˈstʌtə/
US
/ˈstʌtər/
Used attributively to describe something that proceeds in a halting or intermittent manner.
Synonyms
stuttering
stammering
hesitant
halting
faltering
broken
jerky
stumbling
disjointed
spasmodic

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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