stammer
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈstæm.ər/us/ˈstæm.ɚ/tospeakor say something withunusualpausesorrepeatedsounds, either because ofspeechproblemsor because offearornervousness:
[+ speech]"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered.“我们什……什么时候能……能走?”她结结巴巴地说道。
Hedialled999and stammered(out)hisnameandaddress.他拨了999,结结巴巴地报出了自己的名字和地址。
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stutterverb(SPEAK)
bumble
- I stammered abitwhen I was aboy.
- She stammered anapologyandranout of theroom.
- Hestutteredand stammered about having abusyschedulethatweek.
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutter
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly
stammer
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈstæm.ər/us/ˈstæm.ɚ/aspeechproblemin which someonespeakswithunusualpausesorrepeatedsounds:
Roberthasaslightstammer.
Speechlessonshadcorrectedachildhoodstammer.
theactof saying something withunusualpausedorrepeatedsoundsbecause offearornervousness:
Although he said hefeltcalm, there was aslightstammer in hisvoice.
She was aganglygirlof 15, all stammers andblushes.
- Herolderbrotherhad aslightstammer from an earlyage.
- Despite alifelongstammer, heresolvedthat he was going to make hisfortuneas asinger.
- Davis'voicedidn't have asinglestutter, stammer orpause.
- Machines don'tunderstandthe stammers andstalls, "uhms," "likes," andgrammaticalerrorsofnaturalspeech.
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutter
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly
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