stutter
Cross references: 1. stammer stut.ter \'st*t-*r\ \-*r-*r\ vb [freq. of E dial. stut to stutter, fr. ME stutten; akin to D sto]tteren to stutter, L tundere to beat - more at STINT : to speak with spasmodic repetition as a result of excitement or impedim ent : to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter - stutter n