stutterer

Variant of stutter

stutter definition

stut·ter (stut′ər)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. stammer
  2. to make (a series of repeated sounds) stuttering machine guns

Etymology: freq. of dial. stut, to stutter < ME stutten, akin to Ger stossen, to knock, push < IE *(s)teud-: see study

noun

the act or an instance of stuttering

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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