stuttering

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Synonyms: sputtering, shuttering, scuttering, sauntering, fluttering, muttering, tottering, tittering, uttering, spattering, skittering

Antonyms: sputtering, shuttering, scuttering, sauntering, fluttering, muttering, tottering, tittering, uttering, spattering, skittering

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Noun

1. A [[speech disorder]] in which the flow of [[speech]] is [[disrupt]]ed 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.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|stutter||ing-form}}

Adjective

1. That [[stutter]]s.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[hesitant|Hesitant]].

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