stutter
/ˈstʌtə/US/ˈstʌtɚ/
stutter verb: to speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
Verb
stutter (third-person singular simple present stutters, present participle stuttering, simple past and past participle stuttered)
- To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.
- To expel a gas with difficulty.
- I was stuttering after the marathon.
- The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.
Noun
stutter (plural stutters)
- A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
- Synonyms:
- stammer
- One who stutters.
- And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103
stutter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
stutter in Hindi
- speech disorder
- हकलाहट haklāhaṭ, हकलापन haklāpan, कंठभंग kaṇṭhbhaṅg
stutter in Tamil
- திக்கிப்பேசுதல், திக்குப் பேச்சு, திக்குவாய் பேச்சு, கொன்னுதல்
stutter in Urdu
- to stutter, stammer
- ہکلانا haklānā
stutter in Bengali
- তোতলানো, তোতলামি করা
More languagesFewer languages
- stutter in Malayalam
- കൊഞ്ഞ, കൊഞ്ഞവാക്ക്, കൊഞ്ചൽ, വാക്തടസ്സം
- stutter in Kannada
- ಉಗ್ಗು, ನತ್ತು, ತಟ್ಟಿಸು, ತೊದಲು
- stutter in Gujarati
- તોતડાવું totḍāvũ
- stutter in Sanskrit
- कण्ठभङ्ग kaṇṭhabhaṅga
- stutter in Indonesian
- gagap
Examples of stutter in a sentence
- They were always kidding her for her stutter.
- Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.
- His breath stuttered while she watched the ascendant sun streak the clouds with a flamelike glow.
Synonyms of stutter
Forms of stutter
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | stutters |
| present participle | stuttering |
| past participle | stuttered |
| past | stuttered |
| Noun | |
| plural | stutters |
Origin of stutter
From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).
Words formed from stutter
Phrases with stutter
Words that rhyme with stutter
Questions about stutter
- What does stutter mean?
- Stutter means to speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- What is stutter in Hindi?
- Stutter in Hindi is हकलाहट (haklāhaṭ), हकलापन (haklāpan), कंठभंग (kaṇṭhbhaṅg). See Stutter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stutter?
- Stutter can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce stutter?
- Stutter is pronounced /ˈstʌtɚ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of stutter?
- The past tense of stutter is stuttered.
Words near stutter in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stutter (page history and authors); stutter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ہکلانا (Urdu) (page history and authors); stutter (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stutter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stutter (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); તોતડાવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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