stutter

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stut·ter1 /ˈstʌtə $ -ər/ verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]SPEAK A LANGUAGE to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words 结结巴巴地说 → stammer ‘I’m D-d-david, ’ he stuttered. “我叫戴……戴……戴维。”他结结巴巴地说道。► see thesaurus at say2  [intransitive]SOUND if a machine stutters, it keeps making little noises and does not work smoothly 〔机器〕发出突突的噪声，不顺畅地运转 a refrigerator which stuttered and hummed 一台发出突突声且嗡嗡作响的冰箱→ See Verb table

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stutter• Other children often teased me because I stuttered.• Now he raised his hand, but when Mason called on him Boris began to stutter.• That night I began to stutter.• The engine was stuttering and cutting out.• There was a small refrigerator which stuttered and hummed in the night, and some kitchen things.• Carter stuttered as a child and burns now with an eloquence that takes him over from time to time.• Savio, a shy man who stuttered before small groups, was riveting and compelling when he spoke to thousands.• A string of shots stuttered nearby.stutter2 noun [singular]  SPEAK A LANGUAGEan inability to speak normally because you stutter 结巴，口吃 SYN stammer a nervous stutter 紧张引起的口吃

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stutter• I played a character in Birmingham with a limp and a stutter and they said I was overdoing it.• A biology student with a stutter now occupied the back room.• You can't hear Ron's stutter when he sings.• Herman Katz was a thin, youngish man with nervous eyes and a slight stutter.• Despite a terrible stutter, he emerged as a gifted teacher.Origin stutter1 (1500-1600) stut “to stutter” ((14-19 centuries))

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stut‧ter¹ /ˈstʌtə $ -ər/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words ⇨ stammer:
    ‘I’m D-d-david,’ he stuttered.
2. [intransitive] if a machine stutters, it keeps making little noises and does not work smoothly:
    a refrigerator which stuttered and hummed
     

THESAURUS

■ different ways of saying something
   ▪ whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
   ▪ mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: He mumbled his thanks.
   ▪ mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath. | She muttered something about having to go home early.
   ▪ murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
   ▪ growl to say something in a low angry voice: ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
   ▪ snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
   ▪ exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
   ▪ blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
   ▪ stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.

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stutter² noun [singular]
an inability to speak normally because you stutter
   SYN  stammer:
    a nervous stutter