stammer
21stammer — 1. verb he began to stammer Syn: stutter, stumble over one s words, hesitate, falter, pause, halt, splutter 2. noun he had a stammer Syn: stutter, speech impediment, speech defect …
22stammer — /ˈstæmə / (say stamuh) verb (i) 1. to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds. –verb (t) Also, stammer out. 2. to say with a stammer. –noun 3. a stammering mode of utterance. 4. a stammered… …
23stammer — [OE] To stammer is etymologically to be ‘impeded’ in speech. The word comes (along with Dutch stameren) from a prehistoric West Germanic *stamrōjan, which was derived from the base *stam , *stum ‘check, impede’ (source also of English stem ‘halt …
24stammer — verb speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. ↘utter (words) in such a way. noun a tendency to stammer. Derivatives stammerer noun stammering noun & adjective stammeringly adverb Origin OE… …
25stammer — [ˈstæmə] verb [I/T] to keep repeating a particular sound when trying to speak because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited stammer noun [singular] …
26stammer — stam•mer [[t]ˈstæm ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds 2) to say with a stammer (often fol. by out) 3) a stammering mode of utterance 4) a stammered utterance •… …
27stammer — stam|mer sb., en, e, ne (person som stammer) …
28stammer — [OE] To stammer is etymologically to be ‘impeded’ in speech. The word comes (along with Dutch stameren) from a prehistoric West Germanic *stamrōjan, which was derived from the base *stam , *stum ‘check, impede’ (source also of English stem ‘halt …
29stammer — v. & n. v. 1 intr. speak (habitually, or on occasion from embarrassment etc.) with halting articulation, esp. with pauses or rapid repetitions of the same syllable. 2 tr. (often foll. by out) utter (words) in this way (stammered out an excuse). n …
30stammer out — ˌstammer ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stammer out he/she/it stammers out present participle stammering out past tense …
