stuttered; stuttering; stutters
1
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
2
: to move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner
the old jalopy bucks and stutters uphill—
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: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
1
: an act or instance of stuttering
2
: the habitual tendency to stutter
had a mild stutter
: stuttering
Examples of stutter in a Sentence
Verb
I used to stutter when I was a child.
She stutters when she gets excited.
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Harry Booth, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
By Harry Booth October 30, 2024 7:15 AM EDT
As someone who stutters, Joris Castermans, the CEO and founder of Dutch startup Whispp, knew whispering helps with fluency.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The claim: Video shows Kamala Harris slurring her words while drunk during a speech
A Sept. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of Vice President Kamala Harris speaking slowly and stuttering in front of an audience.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
This creates a major internal conflict for Celeste, who develops a nervous stutter except around Shooter and plans to run away with him on the morning of her wedding.
—Jordana Comiter, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
The monitor even has AMD FreeSync Premium which will minimize screen tearing and stutter, for a seamless gameplay experience.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 25 July 2024
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“Stutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stutter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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stutter
1 of 2 intransitive verb
stut·ter
ˈstət-ər 
: to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
: to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter
stutter
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of stuttering
2
: the habitual tendency to stutter
had a mild stutter
: stuttering sense 2
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