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Stammer - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Stammer : (noun)
1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stutter]
(verb)
1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter, falter]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Stammer : \Stam"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stammered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer,
stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G.
stammeln, OHG. stammal?n, stamm?n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma,
Icel. stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel.
stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm
dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to resist, Stumble.]
To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to
hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and
diffivulty; to stutter.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour
this conclead man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out
of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or
none at all. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Stammer : \Stam"mer\, v. t.
To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; --
sometimes with out.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Stammer : \Stam"mer\, n.
Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of
utterance; a stutter.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Stammer |
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MetroTeknik: Stämmer WoW – kallar Winona Ryder till rätten: En spelare tycker att World of Warcraft går för långsamt och ... http://bit.ly/5AlDbJ |
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ayaya0524: 【Today's KeyWord】 former, inject, a detention camp, Stammer, compile, recollection, dementia, entrust, inscribe, trait |
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Mikaaal: Har känt att något inte stämmer på sistone. Det visade sig att jag hade gått i ide. Surt! #fb |
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