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Definition of Stammer
1. Noun. A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds.
Generic synonyms: Defect Of Speech, Speech Defect, Speech Disorder
Derivative terms: Stutter
2. Verb. Speak haltingly. "Sam and Sue stammer"; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Falter, Stammerer, Stutter, Stutterer
Definition of Stammer
1. v. i. To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter.
2. v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out.
3. n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
Definition of Stammer
1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Stammer
1. 1. To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the subject, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. Compare: stutter. 2. To mispronounce or transpose certain consonants in speech. Origin: A.S. Stamur (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stammer
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Albanian