stutter
verb[I]
uk/ˈstʌt.ər/us/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ/stutterverb[I](SPEAK)
tospeakor say something,especiallythe firstpartof a word, withdifficulty, forexamplepausingbefore it orrepeatingit severaltimes:
口吃,结结巴巴地说She stutters a little, so bepatientandletherfinishwhat she's saying.她有点儿口吃,所以耐心些,让她把话说完。
[+ speech]"C-c-can we g-go now?" stuttered Jenkins.“我,我们可,可,可以走了吗?”詹金斯结结巴巴地说。
Compare
stammerverb
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammer
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly
stutterverb[I](NOT SMOOTH)
toworkorhappenin a way that is notsmoothorregular:
断断续续地运转(或进行)Suddenly theenginestuttered and then itstoppedcompletely.发动机突然突突响了两声,接着便完全停住了。
Uncertainty
- amorphous
- arguable
- be neither fish nor fowlidiom
- blurred
- blurry
- circumstantial
- conflicted
- dodgy
- indeterminate
- insecurely
- insecurity
- it remains to be seenidiom
- it's early daysidiom
- slippery
- spec
- sputter
- squishy
- swither
- tentative
- unwritten
stutter
noun[C]
uk/ˈstʌt.ər/us/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ/theactofspeakingor saying something,especiallythe firstpartof a word, withdifficulty, forexamplepausingbefore it orrepeatingit severaltimes:
Toni'sdevelopedaslightstutter over the last fewmonths.
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammer
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly