stutter

/ˈstʌt̬·ər/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to speak or say part of a word with difficulty, esp. by repeating it several times or by pausing before it: [I] He doesn’t normally stutter when he speaks. stutter

/ˈstʌt̬·ər/ n [C] › I type up tapes of people talking, all the stutters and everything.

(Definition of stutter v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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