Associations to the word «Stammering»

Wiktionary

STAMMER, verb. To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
STAMMER, noun. The involuntary repetition of a sound in speech.

Dictionary definition

STAMMER, noun. A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds.
STAMMER, verb. Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats