stammer
English
Etymology
From Old English stamerian, from Proto-Germanic *stamro- (“stammering”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈstæmɚ/
- Rhymes: -æmə(r)
- Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)
Verb
stammer (third-person singular simple present stammers, present participle stammering, simple past and past participle stammered)
- (intransitive) To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
- (transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
- He blushed, and stammered a few words of apology.
Synonyms
Translations
to stutter
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Translations
involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
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External links
- “stammer” in the Online Etymology Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
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