stammered

stammered
Of speech, that sounds irregular or halting.

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  • Stammered — Stammer Stam mer (st[a^]m m[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stammered} ( m[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stammering}.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal[=o]n, stamm[=e]n, Dan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stammered — stam·mer || stæmÉ™(r) n. stutter, tendency to falter or pause frequently while speaking v. stutter, falter or pause frequently while speaking …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stammer — [[t]stæ̱mə(r)[/t]] stammers, stammering, stammered 1) VERB If you stammer, you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. Five per cent of children stammer at some point... [V with quote] Forgive me, I stammered... [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • Stuttering — Stutter redirects here. For other uses, see Stutter (disambiguation). Stammer redirects here. For other uses, see Stammer (disambiguation). Stuttering Classification and external resources ICD 10 F98.5 ICD …   Wikipedia

  • W. H. R. Rivers — Photograph of Rivers taken by Henry Maull Born 12 March 1864(1864 03 12) …   Wikipedia

  • stammer — v. (B) she stammered a few words to us * * * [ stæmə] (B) she stammered a few words to us …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stammer — vb Stammer, stutter both mean to speak in a faltering, hesitating, or stumbling manner. Stammer usually implies a proximate cause (as fear, embarrassment, or a sudden shock) which deprives one for the time being of control over his vocal organs… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • stammer — I UK [ˈstæmə(r)] / US [ˈstæmər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms stammer : present tense I/you/we/they stammer he/she/it stammers present participle stammering past tense stammered past participle stammered to keep repeating a sound and… …   English dictionary

  • stammer out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stammer out : present tense I/you/we/they stammer out he/she/it stammers out present participle stammering out past tense stammered out past participle stammered out to say something while stammering The boy… …   English dictionary

  • stammer out — ˌstammer ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stammer out he/she/it stammers out present participle stammering out past tense …   Useful english dictionary

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