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stammer - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stammer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stammer [ n.]
- Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
2 . Stammer [ v. i.]
- To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter.
3 . Stammer [ v. t.]
- To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out.

Meaning of 'stammer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stammer [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak haltingly
Example in sentence:
  • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room