Stammer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of STAMMER is to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter. How to use stammer in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut stammer verb SaveWord stam·​mer |\ˈsta-mər \ stammered;stammering\ ˈsta-​mə-​riŋ ,ˈstam-​riŋ \ Definitionofstammer intransitiveverb :tomakeinvoluntarystopsandrepetitionsinspeaking:stutter transitiveverb :toutterwithinvoluntarystopsorrepetitions OtherWordsfromstammer ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutstammer OtherWordsfromstammer stammer noun stammerer \ ˈsta-​mər-​ər \ noun ExamplesofstammerinaSentence “Id-don'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout!”shestammered. Hestammeredanexcuseandfled. RecentExamplesontheWeb Whatseemedepisodicin2017nowcomesacrossasatautdramaticarc,thetextsometimesstylized—characterstendtostammerrepetitionsofkeylines—butthestorytellingclear,leanandalwayssupportedbytheagilemusic. — NewYorkTimes,15May2022 Sure,theweakerpartofmewillhustlealongandstammeroutapologiesonarrival. — JamesParker,TheAtlantic,11Feb.2022 Buttheirexitplangoesawry,leavingtheguests,inanextremelyawkwardconfrontation,tostammerthroughavagueexplanationofallthelittlethingsthathavefeltwrongsincetheirarrival. — DavidRooney,TheHollywoodReporter,2Feb.2022 Aftertheinitialstammeredresponses,someonesaidthatwouldbeimpossiblebecausegradesareaservicethatuniversitiesprovidetosociety. — AnirbanMukhopadhyay,QuartzIndia,6May2020 Coldplayhasbecomeabanddefinedbypolish,butviewersheregotquitetheopposite:Martininafisherman’ssweaterandbeanie,fragile-seemingandstammeringnervouslyintothecamera. — SpencerKornhaber,TheAtlantic,21Mar.2020 Bloombergactedwounded,stammeringwhenchallenged. — ToddJ.Gillman,DallasNews,20Feb.2020 Shortlyaftertheafternoonnewscast,competingpointsofviewsonwhatMorrissaidwhilestammeringduringthenewscasthitsocialmedia. — StephanieToone,ajc,27Jan.2020 BarryYeoman,amanwithalifelongstutter,suggeststhatwhilesocietymostlyviewsastutterasadisability,stammeringreallyisn’ttheproblematall. — KristaStevens,Longreads,8Nov.2019 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'stammer.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofstammer beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense HistoryandEtymologyforstammer MiddleEnglishstameren,fromOldEnglishstamerian;akintoOldHighGermanstamalōntostammer,OldNorsestemmatohinder,damnup—moreatstem LearnMoreAboutstammer Sharestammer PosttheDefinitionofstammertoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofstammeronTwitter TimeTravelerforstammer Thefirstknownuseofstammerwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearstammer stammel stammer stammeringly SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforstammer LastUpdated 23May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Stammer.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stammer.Accessed6Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforstammer stammer verb stam·​mer |\ˈsta-mər \ stammered;stammering KidsDefinitionofstammer (Entry1of2) :tospeakwithinvoluntarystopsandmuchrepeating stammer noun KidsDefinitionofstammer (Entry2of2) :anactorinstanceofspeakingwithinvoluntarystopsandmuchrepeating stammer intransitiveverb stam·​mer |\ˈstam-ər \ stammered;stammering\ -​(ə-​)riŋ \ Medical Definitionofstammer (Entry1of2) :tomakeinvoluntarystopsandrepetitionsinspeaking:stutter stammer noun Medical Definitionofstammer (Entry2of2) 1 :anactorinstanceofstammering 2 :thehabitualtendencytostammer aseverestammer :stammeringsense2 MorefromMerriam-Websteronstammer Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforstammer Nglish:TranslationofstammerforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofstammerforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY sumptuous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? 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