Category:Stutter

Stut"ter, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering.] Etym: [freq. of stut, oe. stoten; probably of dutch or Low german origin; cf. D. & lg. stotteren, g. stottern, d. stooten to Push, to strike; akin to g. stossen, icel. stauta, sw. stöta, dan. Stöde, goth. stautan, l. tundere, skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.]

Defn: to hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with Spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer. Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay.

Stutter Stut"ter, n.

1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See stammer, and stuttering.

2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [obs.] Bacon.