Meaning & use
stutter
To speak with involuntary pauses or repeated sounds, especially at the start of words.
See it in a sentence
He tends to stutter slightly when he is nervous or under pressure.
Years of speech therapy helped reduce her stutter significantly.
A note on using this word
Stutter and stammer are largely interchangeable, though stammer is somewhat more common in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
stammer
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