Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stutter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stutter \Stut"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Stuttered}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Stuttering}.] [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. st["o]ta, Dan. st["o]de, Goth. stautan, L.
tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. {Contuse}, {Obtuse}.]
To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with
spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.
--Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stutter \Stut"ter\, n.
1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See {Stammer}, and
{Stuttering}.
2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stutter
n : a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: {stammer}]
v : speak haltingly [syn: {bumble}, {stammer}, {falter}]
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