| Front | stammer |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /ˈstæmə(r)/NAmE /ˈstæmər/ verb [intransitive, transitive]to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before saying things correctly stutter Many children stammer but grow out of it.+ speech ‘W-w-what?’ he stammered.~ sth (out) She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker.  stam•mer•er/BrE ; NAmE  noun [singular]a problem that sb has in speaking in which they repeat sounds or words or often pause before saying things correctlyShe spoke with a stammer. As a child, he had a dreadful stammer. |
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