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stutter

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  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