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Meanings of stutter (stuttered) in English

Portuguese
gaguejar
Catalan
quequejar
Spanish
balbucear

To have problems articulating the words, repeting sometimes some syllables.

gaguejar
Portuguese
gagueira
Catalan
quequeig

A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds.

gagueira
Synonyms
Examples for "stammer"
Examples for "stammer"
1
Tells about visiting Maugham at his villa, conversation; his stammer.... View Article
The new yorker
2
She started to stammer an apology but he held up a hand.
The irish devil
3
His tongue was parched; it was difficult to stammer out a word.
Cobwebs and Cables
4
I started to stammer as I often do when I am nervous.
Julian
5
He had begun to stammer in the last sentence, suddenly self-conscious again.
Captivity
Usage of stuttered in English
1
Hope's heart stuttered much as her step had done a moment earlier.
Haunted
2
I'm sure he'll understand. Stephanie stuttered, which was extremely unusual for her.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
3
Nobody drew weapons, but I saw the guns and my heart stuttered.
The king of lies
4
Fred fairly stuttered in his eagerness to get the word out emphatically.
The High School Pitcher; or, Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
5
He stuttered to a stop for a moment and then continued prancing.
Worldwinder
6
But the Lancer stuttered to a halt and stopped spitting spent cases.
Aspho Fields
7
Inch by inch, the car stuttered toward the side of the road.
Magic terror: seven tales
8
The attack stuttered to a halt amid a snowstorm of fire-retardant foam.
Zero Point
9
He was from a kingdom of India, a Prince, and he stuttered.
For Love Of Evil
10
He fairly stuttered in his excitement, his words toppling over each other.
The Plastic Age
11
Inside the handsome body he was still the chubby boy who stuttered.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
12
At any rate, he gave a sort of gurgle and then stuttered:
The Good Soldier
13
He stuttered with rage, gasped, and addressed the man at the wheel.
Alias the Lone Wolf
14
Martin stuttered-hehad not expected such an invitation, and it alarmed him.
Joanna Godden
15
The lights in the room stuttered off, on, off, then on again.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
16
The priest stuttered a bit as he translated that bit of blasphemy.
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Translations for stuttered
Spanish
balbucear
Stuttered through the time
Stuttered across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common