verb / noun
stammer
STAM-er/ˈstæmər/
Speech interrupted by involuntary pauses or repeated sounds.
The speaker stammers, repeating words and pausing in the recording.
Etymology
Old English stamerian already meant to falter or hesitate in speaking. It is related to adjectives meaning “mute,” connecting difficulty producing fluent speech with an inability to speak.
In context
if you stammer there is no big deal no one really cares about you speak fluently or you speak in interrupted manner
More examples
- She has a stammer, so I give her time to finish.
- He stammers out his name when the teacher calls on him.
- I sometimes stammer at the beginning of a sentence.
Forms
stammer · stammers · stammered · stammering