stammering
present participle ofstammer
stammer
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈstæm.ər/us/ˈstæm.ɚ/tospeakor say something withunusualpausesorrepeatedsounds, either because ofspeechproblemsor because offearornervousness:
[+ speech]"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered.
Hedialled999and stammered(out)hisnameandaddress.
Compare
stutterverb(SPEAK)
bumble
- I stammered abitwhen I was aboy.
- She stammered anapologyandranout of theroom.
- Hestutteredand stammered about having abusyschedulethatweek.
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammer
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutter
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly
Examplesofstammering
stammering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Her poem'sstammering, frayed edges seek to chart a ' ' quintessential clarity of inarticulation ' ' (95).
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There are no official statistics about the incidence ofstammering.
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Other children need assistance because of delayed or disordered articulation or speech patterns, or problems with fluency, such asstammering.
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This is a highly professional body which deals with exceedingly complex problems of human communication, and not just withstammering.
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We know that the frustration which this set up often resulted in such manifestations asstammering.
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At one time it was devoted almost entirely to dealing withstammering.
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Then there is "that tired feeling" at night and in the mornings, shyness andstammering, pimples and skin diseases.
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There are the fluency disorders such asstammeringwhen the continuity of speech is interrupted.
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In adult life the major causes of speech impairment arestammering, and that occurring as a result of neurological disease, particularly stroke.
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He uses hisstammeringas a tool to reject this alliance himself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They met specialists and thoroughly researchedstammeringand lisping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike a shy individual, a person diagnosed with social anxiety "disorder" is likely to suffer from symptoms such as nausea,stammering, and panic attacks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When this poor lisping,stammeringtongue lies silent in the grave.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its many uses in folk medicine include applications as a diuretic and muscle relaxant, and to treat coughs, fever, wounds,stammering, headaches, asthma and stress.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The film had created a good opportunity for people to talk aboutstammering.
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