stammer in American English · 1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds. transitive verb · 2. (often ...
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stammer
(stæməʳ
)
Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent
tensestammers
,presentparticiplestammering
,pasttense,pastparticiplestammered
1. verb
Ifyoustammer,youspeakwithdifficulty,hesitatingandrepeatingwordsorsounds.
Fivepercentofchildrenstammeratsomepoint.[VERB]
'Forgiveme,'Istammered.[VERBwithquote]
Peoplecursedandstammeredapologies.[VERBnoun]
stammering
uncountablenounStammeringcanbeverydifficulttocopewith.
2. singularnoun
Someonewhohasastammertendstostammerwhentheyspeak.
Aspeech-therapistcuredhisstammer.
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stammerinBritishEnglish
(ˈstæmə
)
verb1. tospeakorsay(something)inahesitantway,espasaresultofaspeechdisorderorthroughfear,stress,etc
noun2. aspeechdisordercharacterizedbyinvoluntaryrepetitionsandhesitations
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Derivedformsstammerer(ˈstammerer)noun
stammering(ˈstammering)noun,adjective
stammeringly(ˈstammeringly)adverb
WordoriginOldEnglishstamerian;relatedtoOldSaxonstamarōn,OldHighGermanstamm
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stammerinAmericanEnglish
(ˈstæmər
)
verbtransitive,verbintransitive1.
tospeakorsaywithinvoluntarypausesorblocks,oftenwithrapidrepetitionsofsyllablesorinitialsounds,astemporarilyfromexcitement,embarrassment,etc.orchronicallyasaresultofmusclespasmsbelievedtoresultfrommentalconflicts;stutter
noun2.
act,instance,orhabitofstammering
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Derivedformsstammerer(ˈstammerer)
noun
stammeringly(ˈstammeringly)
adverb
WordoriginMEstamerenstem2,stumble,Gerstumm,dumb
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stammerinAmericanEnglish
(ˈstæmər)
intransitiveverb1. tospeakwithinvoluntarybreaksandpauses,orwithspasmodicrepetitionsofsyllablesorsounds
transitiveverb2. (oftenfol.byout)tosaywithastammer
noun3. astammeringmodeofutterance
4. astammeredutterance
SYNONYMS1.pause,hesitate,falter.stammer,stuttermeantospeakwithsomeformofdifficulty.stammer,thegeneralterm,suggestsaspeechdifficultythatresultsinbrokenorinarticulate
soundsandsometimesincompletestoppageofspeech;itmaybetemporary,causedby
suddenexcitement,confusion,embarrassment,orotheremotion,oritmaybesodeep-seated
astorequirespecialtreatmentforitscorrection.stutter,theparalleltermpreferredintechnicalusage,designatesabroadrangeofdefects
thatproducespasmodicinterruptionsofthespeechrhythm,repetitions,orprolongations
ofsoundsorsyllables:Thechild'sstutterwasnomerestammerofembarrassment.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019
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Derivedformsstammerernoun
stammeringlyadverb
Wordorigin[bef.1000;MEstammeren(v.),OEstamerian(c.Gstammern),equiv.tostamstammering+-erian-er6;akintoONstammatostammer,Gothstamsstammering]
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Shehelpedhimtocontrolhisowntemperandpartlytoovercomehisdisablingstammer.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2010)Howcanyougivearousingspeechifyoustammer?Times,SundayTimes(2014)Inmyexperienceninemonthsoffluencymustbemaintainedbeforeonecansaywithconfidencethatthestammerhasbeenovercome.Irwin,AnnStammeringinYoungChildren(1988)Meetotherpeoplewhostammer:theycanhelpandinspireyou.Times,SundayTimes(2010)The"correction'stopsandthestammerdecreasesandgoesondecreasing.Irwin,AnnStammeringinYoungChildren(1988)Ifhehasattemptedspeechhehasprobablygotnofurtherthananinitialstammerthathasgoneunnoticedbytherestofthefamily.Irwin,AnnStammeringinYoungChildren(1988)Thesecondwaswhenhetoldushowhehadovercomehisstammer,sayinghehadreceivedloadsofhelpfromavet.Times,SundayTimes(2010)HehadaverybadstammerandIthinkhefeltangryabouthislotinlife.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Partoftheproblemisnotthatpeoplestammerperse,butthatotherpeopletreatthembadlybecausetheyhavetroubleexpressingthemselvesquickly.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Istammersomethingabouttheduty-freeshopsatSydneyairport.Times,SundayTimes(2010)
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/ˈstæmə/VERBIfyoustammer,youspeakwithdifficulty,hesitatingandrepeatingwordsorsounds.Fivepercentofchildrenstammeratsomepoint.AmericanEnglish:stammer
/ˈstæmər/Arabic:يَتَلْعَثَمُ
BrazilianPortuguese:gaguejar
Chinese:口吃
Croatian:mucati
Czech:koktat
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Dutch:stotteren
EuropeanSpanish:tartamudear
Finnish:änkyttää
French:bégayer
German:stottern
Greek:τραυλίζω
Italian:balbettare
Japanese:どもる
Korean:말을더듬다
Norwegian:stotre
Polish:jąkaćsię
EuropeanPortuguese:gaguejar
Romanian:asebâlbâiRussian:заикаться
LatinAmericanSpanish:tartamudear
Swedish:stamning
Thai:พูดติดอ่าง
Turkish:kekelemek
Ukrainian:заїкатисяVietnamese:nóilắp
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French:bégaiement
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Italian:balbuzie
Japanese:どもりKorean:말더듬기EuropeanPortuguese:gagueira
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Thai:การพูดติดอ่าง
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