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Definition of "stammer" [stam•mer]

  • To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions. (verb-intransitive)
  • To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions. (verb-transitive)
  • A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stammer" in a sentence
  • "Without even the pretext of a synoptic bridge, he concludes: The stammer was a way of telling the world that he was not like others, a way of expressing his singularity."
  • "The stammer was a surprise, and the sudden nervous flickering of long brown lashes that briefly veiled the lively eyes was the first sign of unease Cadfael had detected in him."
  • "Probably the stammer is the effort of the young ones to sing."