The meaning of Stutter

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb

To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop

Usage examples:

His career began to falter., faltering speech

adjective

Losing strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

His faltering career

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

adjective

Losing strength or purpose and stopping, or almost stopping

Usage examples:

This legislation is designed to stimulate the faltering economy., she spoke in a faltering voice th…

verb

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water.

Usage examples:

He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters

noun

A small flatfish that typically occurs in shallow coastal water.

Usage examples:

The study was spurred by previous observations of feminization in estuarine fish, particularly the …

verb

Move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water

verb

Bring or come to an abrupt stop.

Usage examples:

There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

noun

A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

Usage examples:

A halt in production

adjective

(of a person) having a physical disability.

Usage examples:

If a man were halt or hunch'd

noun

The quality or state of being hesitant.

Usage examples:

Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot

verb

Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unsure of what to say

verb

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

verb

To pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call me., [ + to infinitive ] the bank …

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Usage examples:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Usage examples:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Cease an action temporarily

verb

Make a series of short explosive spitting or choking sounds.

Usage examples:

She coughed and spluttered, tears coursing down her face

noun

A short explosive spitting or choking noise.

Usage examples:

The engine gave one final splutter and died

verb

To speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc.

Usage examples:

[ + speech ] "but, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered., the old gentleman was spluttering wit…

verb

Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.

Usage examples:

He turned red and started stammering

noun

A tendency to stammer.

Usage examples:

As a young man, he had a dreadful stammer

verb

To speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds; stutter

Usage examples:

[ i ] he stammers when he is nervous., robert has a slight stammer which was much worse when he was…

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Usage examples:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall