stutter

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈstʌtɚ/ UK /ˈstʌtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to speak with involuntary repetition of sounds

He began to stutter whenever he addressed a crowd.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to speak with involuntary... stammer falter splutter hesitate

Word family

Derived forms stuttererstuttering

Etymology

A frequentative of the dialectal verb stut ('to stutter'), from Middle English stutten, of Germanic origin and related to Middle Low German stoten ('to push, knock against').

stutten Middle English *stautaną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stutter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈstʌtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstʌtə/

## Meanings
1. to speak with involuntary repetition of sounds

## Examples
- He began to stutter whenever he addressed a crowd.

## Synonyms
- stammer
- falter
- splutter
- hesitate

## Derived Forms
- stutterer
- stuttering

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stutten
- Root: *stautaną

## Etymology
A frequentative of the dialectal verb stut ('to stutter'), from Middle English stutten, of Germanic origin and related to Middle Low German stoten ('to push, knock against').

## AI Etymology
Stutter is a frequentative of the dialectal verb stut ('to stutter'), from Middle English stutten, of Germanic origin and related to Middle Low German stoten ('to push, knock against'). The historical trail runs through Middle English stutten and Proto-Germanic *stautaną. In modern use it means to speak with involuntary repetition of sounds. Derived formations include stutterer, stuttering.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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