Stutter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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The meaning of STUTTER is to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds). How to use stutter ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut stutter verb SaveWord stut·​ter |\ˈstə-tər \ stuttered;stuttering;stutters Definitionofstutter (Entry1of2) intransitiveverb 1 :tospeakwithinvoluntarydisruptionorblockingofspeech(asbyrepetitionorprolongationofvocalsounds) 2 :tomoveoractinahaltingorspasmodicmanner theoldjalopybucksandstuttersuphill—WilliamCleary transitiveverb :tosay,speak,orsoundwithorasifwithastutter stutter noun Definitionofstutter (Entry2of2) 1 :anactorinstanceofstuttering 2 :thehabitualtendencytostutter hadamildstutter :stuttering OtherWordsfromstutter MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingstutter LearnMoreAboutstutter OtherWordsfromstutter Verb stutterer \ ˈstə-​tər-​ər \ noun ExamplesofstutterinaSentence Verb IusedtostutterwhenIwasachild. Shestutterswhenshegetsexcited. RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb EvenwhenthecharactersareengagedinsmalltalkorofficegossipataChristmaspartyorsayingemptysentiments,themusicbetraystheirinnerdesiresandagoniesastheprotagonistshem,haw,stutterandinterrupteachother. — BillHirschman,SunSentinel,25Apr.2022 Globally,70millionpeoplestutter,includingPresidentJoeBiden,whohasspokenpubliclyaboutbeingmockedbyclassmatesandanuninCatholicschoolforhisspeechimpediment. — LauraUngar,ajc,19Feb.2022 DoingallthisontheUIthreadisbadforappperformancesinceanyhangupswillmakeyourappstutter. — RonAmadeo,ArsTechnica,10Feb.2022 ExactlyhowmuchwillthisscenestutterinInfinite'sPCversion? — SamMachkovech,ArsTechnica,7Dec.2021 InFacebook'sHorizonWorkroomsappforOculus—avirtual-realityZoomrival—havingjust16participantscausesthesystemtostutter. — DavidMeyer,Fortune,29Oct.2021 TVswithfastresponsetimes—likehigh-endLCDsandespeciallyOLEDs—havelessofaghostingtrailbutwillstuttermore. — WhitsonGordon,Wired,6Apr.2021 CracksstutterthehallwayofabuildinginYakutsk. — GeorgiKantchev,WSJ,5Oct.2021 Michiganmaystutterearly,buttheWolverinesshouldpullawaylate. — ChrisSolari,DetroitFreePress,2Sep.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Ramos,whokilled19childrenandtwoteachersinUvaldelastmonth,wassaidtohavebeenbulliedoveralispandstutter. — TimMeko,WashingtonPost,3June2022 Ramoswasbulliedforhavingastutterandastronglisp,friendsandfamilytoldtheWashingtonPost. — ScottTravis,AnchorageDailyNews,29May2022 Biden,whooncespenthisdaysrehearsinglinesaboutthePhilliestouseonhispaperroutetoworkthroughastutter,saidhistimeincollegegavehimtheconfidencetoseekpublicofficeandbeginmakingchangesduringthecivilrightsera. — BrandonHolveck,USATODAY,28May2022 Interruptionsanywherealongthisarticulationpathwaycanimpairtheutterance,andcreatesomethinglikeastutter. — KarenHopkin,ScientificAmerican,13Apr.2022 MomentsinwhichDeathloopwouldotherwiseexceed30fpsstuttermoreoftenwhentheDeck'smacro-levelframe-ratecapisenabled. — SamMachkovech,ArsTechnica,25Feb.2022 Ona16-yardtouchdownruninthefirstquarter,Brooksstutter-steppedbyacoupledefendersandshedoneweakarmtackleonthewaytotheendzone. — NickMoyle,SanAntonioExpress-News,30Dec.2021 Simonhasnottotallyovercomehisstutterinthebookseries,andit’snotLadyDanburywhohelpshim. — LeahCampano,Seventeen,24Mar.2022 ThisintroremainsoneofGrimes’mostsublimecreations,anintricate,stutter-steppingpatternthatendshumbly,withthegentlestofcymbalflourishes. — EliasLeight,RollingStone,29Dec.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'stutter.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingstutter stutterstep stutterstep FirstKnownUseofstutter Verb 1566,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1Noun 1651,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforstutter Verb frequentativeofEnglishdialectstuttostutter,fromMiddleEnglishstutten;akintoDutchstotterentostutter,Gothstautantostrike—moreatcontusion LearnMoreAboutstutter Sharestutter PosttheDefinitionofstuttertoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofstutteronTwitter TimeTravelerforstutter Thefirstknownuseofstutterwas in1566 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearstutter stut stutter stuttering SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforstutter LastUpdated 29Apr2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Stutter.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stutter.Accessed6Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforstutter stutter verb stut·​ter |\ˈstə-tər \ stuttered;stuttering KidsDefinitionofstutter (Entry1of2) :tospeakorsaywithinvoluntaryrepetitionorinterruptionofsounds stutter noun KidsDefinitionofstutter (Entry2of2) :theactoraninstanceofspeakingwithinvoluntaryrepetitionorinterruption stutter intransitiveverb stut·​ter |\ˈstət-ər \ Medical Definitionofstutter (Entry1of2) :tospeakwithinvoluntarydisruptionorblockingofspeech(asbyrepetitionorprolongationofvocalsounds) transitiveverb :tosay,speak,orsoundwithorasifwithastutter stutter noun Medical Definitionofstutter (Entry2of2) 1 :anactorinstanceofstuttering 2 :thehabitualtendencytostutter hadamildstutter :stutteringsense2 MorefromMerriam-Websteronstutter Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforstutter Nglish:TranslationofstutterforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofstutterforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY sumptuous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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