Stutter /(?)/

Stut·ter

Stutter

v. t. & i.

imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering

  1. To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
    Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.

Stutter

n.
  1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering.
  2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]