stammer
11stammer — stammerer, n. stammeringly, adv. /stam euhr/, v.i. 1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds. v.t. 2. to say with a stammer (often fol. by out). n. 3. a stammering mode of utterance. 4. a …
12stammer — stam|mer1 [ stæmər ] verb intransitive or transitive to keep repeating a sound and have difficulty in saying certain words because of a speech problem, nervousness, excitement, etc.: Nina, blushing with embarrassment, began to stammer. ,stammer… …
13stammer — [[t]stæ̱mə(r)[/t]] stammers, stammering, stammered 1) VERB If you stammer, you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. Five per cent of children stammer at some point... [V with quote] Forgive me, I stammered... [V n]… …
14stammer — I UK [ˈstæmə(r)] / US [ˈstæmər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms stammer : present tense I/you/we/they stammer he/she/it stammers present participle stammering past tense stammered past participle stammered to keep repeating a sound and… …
15stammer — stam|mer1 [ˈstæmə US ər] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: stamerian] to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc = ↑stutter ▪ Whenever he was angry he… …
16stammer — verb (stammered; stammering) Etymology: Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stamalōn to stammer, Old Norse stemma to hinder, damn up more at stem Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make… …
17stammer — 1. To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the subject, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. Cf.:stutter. 2. To mispronounce or transpose certain consonants in speech …
18Stammer — Recorded as Stammar, Stammer, Stammers, Stammirs, Stammmler, and no doubt others, this is a surname of English and Germanic origins. It derives either from the personal name Stanmorr composed of the elements stan ,meaning stone and moer , famous …
19stammer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad (esp. BrE), nervous, severe ▪ slight VERB + STAMMER ▪ develop (BrE) ▪ …
20stammer — 1 verb (I, T) to speak or say something with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc: Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. compare stutter 1 (1)… …
