stuttering

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

stuttering (plural stutterings)

1. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
2. An instance of stuttering.

SynonymsEdit

• stammering

Derived termsEdit

• covert stuttering

TranslationsEdit

a speech disorder

• Catalan: quequesa (ca) f
• Japanese: 吃音症 (kitsuonshou)

• Navajo: ałtʼaʼndziih
• Russian: заикание (ru) (zaikanije)

instance of stuttering

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• Czech: koktání n
• French: bégaiement (fr) m

• Serbo-Croatian: mucanje (sh)
• Swedish: stamning

VerbEdit

stuttering

1. present participle of stutter

AdjectiveEdit

stuttering (comparative more stuttering, superlative most stuttering)

1. That stutters.
2. (figuratively) Hesitant.
   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC^[1]:

     Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches

TranslationsEdit

that stutters

• Scottish Gaelic: mabach

(figuratively) hesitant

Derived termsEdit

• stutteringly

AnagramsEdit

• Turing test