stutter
verb [I] (NOT SMOOTH) /ˈstʌt.ər/
/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ/ Definition
› to work or happen in a way that is not smooth or regular: Suddenly the engine stuttered and then it stopped completely.UncertaintyHesitatingAchievable stuttering /-ɪŋ/
/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ-/ adjective › Stuttering (= sometimes good and sometimes bad) productivity figures over the last two years have made the industry unattractive to investors.Changing frequentlyChanging stutteringly /-ɪŋ.li/ adverb Speech impediments
/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ-/ adjective › Stuttering (= sometimes good and sometimes bad) productivity figures over the last two years have made the industry unattractive to investors.Changing frequentlyChanging stutteringly /-ɪŋ.li/ adverb Speech impediments (Definition of stutter verb (NOT SMOOTH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be neither fish nor fowl idiom
- blurred adjective
- circumstantial adjective
- conflicted adjective
- debatable adjective
- definite maybe noun
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- fuzzy adjective (NOT CLEAR)
- it's early days idiom
- joker in the pack idiom
- kind of idiom
- kinda adverb
- knife edge noun
- sputter verb (ACTIVITY)
- tenuous adjective
- there's no knowing idiom
- touch-and-go adjective
- uncertain adjective
- uncertainty noun
- unclear adjective
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