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stammer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæmɚ/ (US)
- /ˈstæmə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.
Meanings
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The involuntary repetition of a sound in speech.
She said goodbye in a stammer.
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A speech defect whereby someone speaks with a stammer
Forms
Translations (35)
sl jecljanje (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · cy atal dweud (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · pl jąkanie (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ga maolteanga (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ga stad (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ru заика́ние (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · pt gaguejo (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · te నత్తి (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · fi takeltelu (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ja 吃り (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · fi änkytys (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · el τραυλισμός (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · bg заекване (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · hi हकलापन (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ga snag (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · tr kekeleme (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · es tartamudeo (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · sa कण्ठभङ्ग (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · de Stottern (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · sk koktanie (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · hi हकलाहट (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · sv stamning (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · it balbettio (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · el τραύλισμα (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · cmn 口吃 (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · he גמגום (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · sq belbëzim (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ko 더듬기 (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · kea gagixa (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · sw kigugumizi (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · uk заїкання (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · ro Balbism (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · fr bégaiement (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · bg пелтечене (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) · pa ਥਥਲਾਉਣਾ (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech)
stammer en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæmɚ/ (US)
- /ˈstæmə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
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(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
The high school had a send-off in my honour. It was an uncommon thing for a young man of Rajkot to go to England. I had written out a few words of thanks. But I could scarcely stammer them out. I remember how my head reeled and how my whole frame shook as I stood up to read them.
1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xiHe blushed, and stammered a few words of apology.
Forms
Antonyms
annunciate · articulate
Deriveds
stammery · unstammering · stammerer · stammeringly
Hypernyms
speak
Synonyms
hesitate · stutter · mouth · jabber · balbutiate · drawl · haw · splutter · muffle · gibber · mumble · hacker · falter · stammer · croak · hacker · balbucinate · mutter · mince · hammer · hum and haw · stutter · mump · sputter
Translations (145)
yi שטאַמלען (to stutter) · fi änkyttää (to stutter) · lld cuchenië (to stutter) · be заіка́цца (to stutter) · ca quequejar (to stutter) · cs koktat (to stutter) · ko 말을 더듬다 (to stutter) · kk кекештенуl (to stutter) · ar تَلَجْلَجَ (to stutter) · fi takellella (to stutter) · lb tuddelen (to stutter) · uk затина́тися (to stutter) · lo ພ່ຳ (to stutter) · tg лакнати забон доштан (to stutter) · kk тұтығу (to stutter) · tk kekeçlemek (to stutter) · cy dydio (to stutter) · ru запина́ться (to stutter) · lv stostīties (to stutter) · la friguttiō (to stutter) · hi लड़खड़ाना (to stutter) · lo ປາກພ່ຳ (to stutter) · fr bégayer (to stutter) · mba tagkangakanga (to stutter) · ko 더듬다 (to stutter) · lo ປາກບໍ່ຖອງ (to stutter) · vi vấp lưỡi (to stutter) · xmf ბურდინა (to stutter) · mi kikikiki (to stutter) · lld chechenië (to stutter) · se vavdat (to stutter) · arz لدغ (to stutter) · tr kekelemek (to stutter) · eo balbuti (to stutter) · ca titubar (to stutter) · nn stamma (to stutter) · srn gagu (to stutter) · hsb jakotać (to stutter) · osa ðéeze opásike (to stutter) · vi cà lăm (to stutter) · zza kekezeyen (to stutter) · cmn 吞吐 (to stutter) · ro bâlbâi (to stutter) · nrf bégaûder (to stutter) · rm balbegiar (to stutter) · qu hanllay (to stutter) · de stottern (to stutter) · cs zajíkat se (to stutter) · he גמגם (to stutter) · ca titubejar (to stutter) · hy կակազել (to stutter) · mk д’тка (to stutter) · tr pepelemek (to stutter) · fr balbutier (to stutter) · my ဆွံ့ (to stutter) · sh mucati (to stutter) · qu aklluykachay (to stutter) · mi kīkiki (to stutter) · uz duduqlanmoq (to stutter) · et kogelema (to stutter) · uk заїка́тися (to stutter) · ast tatexar (to stutter) · es balbucear (to stutter) · fo stama (to stutter) · ga beith ag stadaireacht (to stutter) · sw gugumiza (to stutter) · io balbutar (to stutter) · hi हिकलाना (to stutter) · km និយាយជាប់អណ្ដាត (to stutter) · nap cacaglià (to stutter) · hi हकलाना (to stutter) · nan-hbl 重句 (to stutter) · es tartajear (to stutter) · nrf aheuqu'ter (to stutter) · cmn 漏口 (to stutter) · lld cocogné (to stutter) · ny kubwíbwitsa (to stutter) · ka ბლუ (to stutter) · kl ittoqerpoq (to stutter) · mi mamamama (to stutter) · ovd stotå (to stutter) · mn ээрэх (to stutter) · sk zajakať sa (to stutter) · km ជាប់អណ្ដាត (to stutter) · ar تَلَعْثَمَ (to stutter) · ja 吃る (to stutter) · it balbettare (to stutter) · es cancanear (to stutter) · th อ่าง (to stutter) · pl jąkać się (to stutter) · hu hebeg (to stutter) · fy stammerje (to stutter) · cmn 吶吶 /呐呐 (to stutter) · ca tartamudejar (to stutter) · kea gagixa (to stutter) · ky кекечтенүү (to stutter) · tg сақав шуда мондан (to stutter) · la balbutiō (to stutter) · th ติดอ่าง (to stutter) · mk пелтечи (to stutter) · hu dadog (to stutter) · nan-hbl 大舌口 (to stutter) · sk koktať (to stutter) · nl hakkelen (to stutter) · vi nói lắp (to stutter) · nl stotteren (to stutter) · nan-hbl 大舌 (to stutter) · se vavddadit (to stutter) · cmn 磕巴 (to stutter) · nb stamme (to stutter) · ceb kanga (to stutter) · it tartagliare (to stutter) · de stammeln (to stutter) · sq belbëzoj (to stutter) · sv stamma (to stutter) · ast atartayar (to stutter) · az kəkələmək (to stutter) · lt mikčioti (to stutter) · sl jecljati (to stutter) · sh муцати (to stutter) · gl tatexar (to stutter) · es gaguear (to stutter) · tk sakawlamak (to stutter) · az pəltəkləmək (to stutter) · bg пелтеча (to stutter) · pt gaguejar (to stutter) · cu влъснѫти (to stutter) · bg заеквам (to stutter) · cmn 結巴 /结巴 (to stutter) · es balbucir (to stutter) · ast tartayar (to stutter) · grc βατταλογέω (to stutter) · ru заика́ться (to stutter) · cmn 口吃 (to stutter) · cy cecian (to stutter) · es tartalear (to stutter) · qu aklluy (to stutter) · hi हँकलाना (to stutter) · crh tutuqlanmaq (to stutter) · tk sakynmak (to stutter) · is stama (to stutter) · tyz bử (to stutter) · hy թլվատել (to stutter) · da stamme (to stutter) · el τραυλίζω (to stutter)