stutter — Diccionario de inglés

Verbo

1. To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

   Uso

   • transitivo o intransitivo

   Sinónimos

   stammer

   Ejemplos

   He stuttered a few words of thanks.

2. To expel a gas with difficulty.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Ejemplos

   I was stuttering after the marathon.

   The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.

Sustantivo

1. A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.

   Sinónimos

   stammer

2. One who stutters.

   Uso

   • en desuso

   Sinónimos

   stuttererstammerer

   Ejemplos

   Más ejemplos (1)

   1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103, And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.

Sustantivo

1. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

   Sinónimos

   stammer

   Términos más generales

   speech disorderspeech defectdefect of speech

Verbo

1. speak haltingly

   Sinónimos

   bumblestammerfalter

   Términos más generales

   talkspeakuttermouthverbalizeverbalise

   Ejemplos

   The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room