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Uncommonstuttering
The correct spelling is stuttering.
How to pronounce stuttering
verb
Say it like: Stu-tte-rin-g
The correct spelling is stuttering. To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds. For example: "He stuttered a few words of thanks."
Usage Examples
“He stuttered a few words of thanks.”
“The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- 2.To exhaust a gas with difficulty
noun
- 1.A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
- 2.An instance of stuttering.
adjective
- 1.That stutters.
- 2.Hesitant.
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