stutter
a speech disorder
TRANSLATION
stutter = das Stottern stutter (verb) = stottern (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX stutter: approximately 1,850,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Senator Biden, who has working-class Irish Catholic roots, overcame a severe STUTTER as a young man.
(The Guardian)
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A new device worn in the ear brings hope to people who STUTTER.
(www.afcnewsource.org)
(The Guardian)
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A new device worn in the ear brings hope to people who STUTTER.
(www.afcnewsource.org)
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stutter (noun)
- a speech disorder in which a person involuntarily repeats sounds, especially initial consonants
stutter (verb)
- to speak with an involuntary repetition of sounds, especially beginning consonants
- to move or act in a halting, hesitant or spasmodic manner
(The old car stuttered up the hill. The Japanese economy stuttered in the first quarter of this year.)
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WORD ORIGIN
Stutter is a frequentative form of stutt, which stems from the Middle English "stutten," to stutter, stammer (1388) and which is related to the Middle Low German "stoten," meaning to knock, strike against or collide with.
Stuttering, or "stammering" as it is also called, is a speech disorder in which fluency is interrupted by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (silences) of sounds or syllables. Some people who stutter have difficulty saying their own names, which can be extremely embarrassing. They may even resort to legally changing their name to one that is easy to pronounce. Interestingly, once the change has taken place, they often discover they can now say the old name with ease, but have a block on the new one.
Although there is no clear scientific explanation, stuttering is likely a combination of genetic, physical and psychological factors. People who suffer from this disorder usually don't stutter when they sing, speak in unison, whisper, talk to a pet, or speak to a small child.
There are almost as many remedies for stuttering as there are different cultures, from the bizarre to the brutal: eat a green grasshopper; drink seawater; hit the child in the mouth with a dish towel; cut the membrane (lingua frenum) beneath the tongue. The great orator Demosthenes was said to have cured his stutter by practicing speeches with pebbles in his mouth. Nowadays there are more reasonable treatments.
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SYNONYMS
hesitate, sputter, stammer, stumble
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Marilyn Monroe was said to have cured her stutter by whispering, that was how she developed her distinctive screen voice."
- a speech disorder in which a person involuntarily repeats sounds, especially initial consonants
stutter (verb)
- to speak with an involuntary repetition of sounds, especially beginning consonants
- to move or act in a halting, hesitant or spasmodic manner
(The old car stuttered up the hill. The Japanese economy stuttered in the first quarter of this year.)
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WORD ORIGIN
Stutter is a frequentative form of stutt, which stems from the Middle English "stutten," to stutter, stammer (1388) and which is related to the Middle Low German "stoten," meaning to knock, strike against or collide with.
Stuttering, or "stammering" as it is also called, is a speech disorder in which fluency is interrupted by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (silences) of sounds or syllables. Some people who stutter have difficulty saying their own names, which can be extremely embarrassing. They may even resort to legally changing their name to one that is easy to pronounce. Interestingly, once the change has taken place, they often discover they can now say the old name with ease, but have a block on the new one.
Although there is no clear scientific explanation, stuttering is likely a combination of genetic, physical and psychological factors. People who suffer from this disorder usually don't stutter when they sing, speak in unison, whisper, talk to a pet, or speak to a small child.
There are almost as many remedies for stuttering as there are different cultures, from the bizarre to the brutal: eat a green grasshopper; drink seawater; hit the child in the mouth with a dish towel; cut the membrane (lingua frenum) beneath the tongue. The great orator Demosthenes was said to have cured his stutter by practicing speeches with pebbles in his mouth. Nowadays there are more reasonable treatments.
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SYNONYMS
hesitate, sputter, stammer, stumble
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Marilyn Monroe was said to have cured her stutter by whispering, that was how she developed her distinctive screen voice."
