Stuttering
['stʌtɚ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stutter
(n.) The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering.
(a.) Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering.
Edited by Laurence
Examples
- Jos succeeded in plunging into the coat, and came forward blushing and stuttering out excuses to his fair visitor. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And he said, Here are the stutterings—' 'Statistics,' said Louisa. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Yes, Miss Louisa—they always remind me of stutterings, and that's another of my mistakes—of accidents upon the sea. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Oswald