stammer

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈstæmɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈstæmə/

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Verb

Plain form stammer

Third-person singular stammers

Past tense stammered

Past participle stammered

Present participle stammering

1. If a person stammers when they speak, they speak with pauses and will usually repeat the first few letters of a word.
   • Synonym: stutter