stutter
stuh ter
- n a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
- v speak haltingly
- What surprised them was that he still appeared to be stutter-stepping in the second week of the crisis, struggling to make up for past lapses instead of taking control with a grand .
- An embarrassing stutter plagued his childhood and adolescence, but he eventually overcame it by quoting long poems in front of a mirror.
- They like to keep a stiff upper lip because otherwise they'll stutter.