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1. Speak haltingly
   "The speaker stuttered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
   - bumble, stammer, falter

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

Derived forms: stuttered, stuttering, stutters

See also: stutterer

Type of: defect of speech, mouth, speak, speech defect, speech disorder, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Stutter