stuttering
口吃
stuttering 名詞
口吃
Stut·ter v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering.] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. --Macaulay.
Stut·ter·ing, n. The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering.
Stut·ter·ing, a. Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering. -- Stut*ter*ing*ly, adv.
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stuttering
adj : unable to speak freely and easily [syn: stammering(a), stuttering(a)]