Past tense of stutter
regular verb
The past tense of stutter is stuttered. The past participle is also stuttered.
Forms of stutter
| Base form (V1) | stutter /ˈstʌtɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stuttered |
| Past participle (V3) | stuttered |
| Present participle | stuttering |
| Third person singular | stutters |
Stuttered in a sentence
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.
- The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.
- His breath stuttered while she watched the ascendant sun streak the clouds with a flamelike glow.2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 133. From the entry flamelike
- Her latterday output has stuttered somewhat, but for Madame X the stars have aligned with Madonna’s Pinterest mood board once again.2019 June 8, Kitty Empire, “Madonna: Madame X review – a splendidly bizarre return to form”, in The Guardian. From the entry mood board
- That?” “P-Prolly j-jus' a wolf” stuttered Zeth, before remembering the animal may be demonic, before further remembering even without possession wolves were dangersome.2012, Khalid Patel, Hollow Shotguns. From the entry dangersome
Meaning of stutter
- verb To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- verb To expel a gas with difficulty.
- noun A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
Questions about the past tense of stutter
- What is the past tense of stutter?
- The past tense of stutter is stuttered.
- What is the past participle of stutter?
- The past participle of stutter is stuttered.
- Is stutter a regular or irregular verb?
- Stutter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stutter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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