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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stutter

/stŭt'-ẽr/ · Stut·ter · IPA /ˈstʌtɚ/
01 v. t. & i. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering
  1. 1.
    To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
    “Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.” Macaulay.
02 n. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering.
  1. 1.
    The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering. See: Stammer, Stuttering
  2. 2.
    One who stutters; a stammerer.[Obs.]