stam´mer|er — stam|mer «STAM uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to repeat the same sound in an effort to speak; hesitate in speaking; speak haltingly, as from nervousness or embarrassment. Example: I s s see a d d dog. »Stammering was relieved when the stammerer was… … Useful english dictionary
stam|mer — «STAM uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to repeat the same sound in an effort to speak; hesitate in speaking; speak haltingly, as from nervousness or embarrassment. Example: I s s see a d d dog. »Stammering was relieved when the stammerer was prevented… … Useful english dictionary
stam — stam·in; stam·i·na; stam·i·nal; stam·i·nate; stam·i·nif·er·ous; stam·i·node; stam·i·no·di·um; stam·i·no·dy; stam·mel; stam·mer·er; stam·mer·ing·ly; stam·nos; stam·pe·do; ram·stam; stam·mer; stam·pede; … English syllables
stammeringly — stam·mer·ing·ly … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
stammer — 1. To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the subject, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. Cf.:stutter. 2. To mispronounce or transpose certain consonants in speech … Medical dictionary
Stammering — Stam mer*ing, a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. {Stam mer*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stammeringly — Stammering Stam mer*ing, a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. {Stam mer*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stammering — 1. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of words, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. 2. Sounds other than speech, that are similar to s.. SYN: paralalia literalis,… … Medical dictionary
Stammering — Stam mer*ing, n. (Physiol.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is prevented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English