stammering
nounverbcommon in dialogue
The act of one who stammers.
noun
- 1
The act of one who stammers.
We could not understand his inarticulate stammerings.
At that point, humanity crosses another threshold, miniaturizes its universe into symbolic form, and takes a toddling step toward iconography, writing, and the first stammerings of calendrical notation and mathematics.
verb
- 1
Also a form of stammerpresent participle and gerund of stammer
Forms
- plural
- stammerings
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stammering · The act of one who stammers.
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