stuttering

nounverbadjectiveattested in dialogue

A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

noun

1
A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
2
An instance of stuttering.

verb

1
Also a form of stutterpresent participle and gerund of stutter

adjective

1
That stutters.
2
figurativeHesitant.
Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches

Forms

plural: stutterings
comparative: more stuttering
superlative: most stuttering

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