stam·mer /ˈstæmɚ/
(vt.)(vi.)口吃,結結巴巴地說口吃,結巴
stam·mer /ˈstæmɚ/ 不及物動詞
口吃,訥吃
Stam·mer v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stammered p. pr. & vb. n. Stammering.] To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and difficulty; to stutter.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. --Shak.
Stam·mer v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out.
Stam·mer, n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.
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stammer
n : a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stutter]
v : speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter, falter]