Stutter
verb
Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
He stuttered out a response.
Often appears as...
- stutter an apology
- stutter out a response
noun
A speech disorder where a person often repeats the initial letters of words or has trouble saying the entire word.
He had a stutter since childhood.
Often appears as...
- have a stutter
- stuttering problem
verb
Make repetitive sudden pauses or repeated sounds in a mechanical device or system.
The engine stuttered before starting up.
Often appears as...
- engine stutter
- stuttering machine
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
He stuttered out a response.
Often appears as...
- stutter an apology
- stutter out a response
noun
A speech disorder where a person often repeats the initial letters of words or has trouble saying the entire word.
He had a stutter since childhood.
Often appears as...
- have a stutter
- stuttering problem
verb
Make repetitive sudden pauses or repeated sounds in a mechanical device or system.
The engine stuttered before starting up.
Often appears as...
- engine stutter
- stuttering machine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
The verb 'stutter' often indicates nervousness or anxiety in a person.
When asked about his whereabouts, he started to stutter nervously.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Events
'Stutter' can be used to describe speech during surprising or unplanned situations.
Upon seeing the celebrity, she stuttered in sheer surprise.
Pro Tip 3/3Repetition Emphasis
Stuttering emphasizes the struggle of getting words out, making the speech sound broken.
He stuttered through his presentation, undermining his confidence.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
The verb 'stutter' often indicates nervousness or anxiety in a person.
When asked about his whereabouts, he started to stutter nervously.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Events
'Stutter' can be used to describe speech during surprising or unplanned situations.
Upon seeing the celebrity, she stuttered in sheer surprise.
Pro Tip 3/3Repetition Emphasis
Stuttering emphasizes the struggle of getting words out, making the speech sound broken.
He stuttered through his presentation, undermining his confidence.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
The verb 'stutter' often indicates nervousness or anxiety in a person.
When asked about his whereabouts, he started to stutter nervously.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Events
'Stutter' can be used to describe speech during surprising or unplanned situations.
Upon seeing the celebrity, she stuttered in sheer surprise.
Pro Tip 3/3Repetition Emphasis
Stuttering emphasizes the struggle of getting words out, making the speech sound broken.
He stuttered through his presentation, undermining his confidence.
Never forget "Stutter"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
So imagine you're driving down the highway on a beautiful, sunny day out running errands. You've got your music cranked, your windows rolled down, with the cool breeze blowing through your hair. Feels nice, right? Everything is going smoothly until suddenly your car stutters and stalls
Video examples
Why do some people snore...
for a problem that has haunted humanity for snoring. It might seem harmless, but snoring can be a sign of something more dangerous. So, what exactly causes snoring? And when does it become a problem? A snore’s quality can range from a gentle mew to a stuttering chainsaw—
Video examples
Why I keep speaking up,...
I just could not do it. Every single time, it would take me back to my childhood, when I had a much harder time speaking. I've stuttered for as long as I can remember. I was the kid in class who would never raise his hand when he had a question -- or knew the answer.
Video examples
Using poetry as a way to...
us that everything the light touches is our kingdom but as a young boy his in a lion couldn't draw this is what we call functional mutism to have a stutter like a broken record so he vowed never to speak again what eyes the three of us together is not our
Video examples
How I'm discovering the...
Like starlight, which can convey images of the way the Universe looked in the distant past, so multispectral light can take us back to the first stuttering moments of an object's creation. Through this lens, we witness the mistakes, the changes of mind,
Video examples
For the Love of Jaguars...
But I still stuttered but I could, I could express myself, there was no expectation, no judging, no speed-up, slow-down, no calm down or finishing words for me, or anything like that. So, I could-- they became my life, they became my friends.
Video examples
Kare Anderson: Be an...
I was a stutterer. Do you dare raise your hand? And it sticks with us. It really does stick with us, because when we are treated that way, we feel invisible sometimes, or talked around and at.
Video examples
Bruno Torturra: Got a...
even someone like me who had this little stuttering issue, so if it happens, bear with me please, even someone like me could become a broadcaster. And that sounded revolutionary in my mind.
Video examples
Meet a Competitive...
I wasn't like all the rest of the kids people will just pick on me just for being me this gets weird he stutters kind of each probably like a or something I'm
Video examples
Megan Washington: Why I...
inextricably linked through this one thing. And the thing is that I have a stutter. It might seem curious given that I spend a lot of my life on the stage.
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
So imagine you're driving down the highway on a beautiful, sunny day out running errands. You've got your music cranked, your windows rolled down, with the cool breeze blowing through your hair. Feels nice, right? Everything is going smoothly until suddenly your car stutters and stalls
Video examples
Why do some people snore...
for a problem that has haunted humanity for snoring. It might seem harmless, but snoring can be a sign of something more dangerous. So, what exactly causes snoring? And when does it become a problem? A snore’s quality can range from a gentle mew to a stuttering chainsaw—
Video examples
Why I keep speaking up,...
I just could not do it. Every single time, it would take me back to my childhood, when I had a much harder time speaking. I've stuttered for as long as I can remember. I was the kid in class who would never raise his hand when he had a question -- or knew the answer.
Video examples
Using poetry as a way to...
us that everything the light touches is our kingdom but as a young boy his in a lion couldn't draw this is what we call functional mutism to have a stutter like a broken record so he vowed never to speak again what eyes the three of us together is not our
Video examples
How I'm discovering the...
Like starlight, which can convey images of the way the Universe looked in the distant past, so multispectral light can take us back to the first stuttering moments of an object's creation. Through this lens, we witness the mistakes, the changes of mind,
Video examples
For the Love of Jaguars...
But I still stuttered but I could, I could express myself, there was no expectation, no judging, no speed-up, slow-down, no calm down or finishing words for me, or anything like that. So, I could-- they became my life, they became my friends.
Video examples
Kare Anderson: Be an...
I was a stutterer. Do you dare raise your hand? And it sticks with us. It really does stick with us, because when we are treated that way, we feel invisible sometimes, or talked around and at.
Video examples
Bruno Torturra: Got a...
even someone like me who had this little stuttering issue, so if it happens, bear with me please, even someone like me could become a broadcaster. And that sounded revolutionary in my mind.
Video examples
Meet a Competitive...
I wasn't like all the rest of the kids people will just pick on me just for being me this gets weird he stutters kind of each probably like a or something I'm
Video examples
Megan Washington: Why I...
inextricably linked through this one thing. And the thing is that I have a stutter. It might seem curious given that I spend a lot of my life on the stage.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it's going well it's more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt put it aside. Go for a swim, go for a walk, take a week off. Don't panic or be afraid; you and your characters are in it together. Trust them to come to your rescue.
Quote examples
Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.
Quote examples
Channing Tatum
American Actor
But I stuttered as a kid. I went to classes to help it, and it just went away around fourth grade, when I became more aware of how others spoke, I think. But also, growing up in the South, a mumble is a way of speaking.
Quote examples
Lena Dunham
American Actress
I mean, I - it's so funny, I am, you know, I am, you know, a working woman out in the world, but I still live with my parents half the time. I've been sort of taking this very long, stuttering period of moving out.
Quote examples
Laurie Anderson
American Musician
People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret.
Quote examples
Frank Wolf
American Politician
I have been a lifelong stutterer, and when I was young, I experienced some very difficult times.
Quote examples
Joe Biden
American President
I used to stutter really badly. Everybody thinks it's funny. And it's not funny. It's not.
Quote examples
Zach Ertz
American Athlete
I had a stutter when I was a young. I went to speech therapy.
Quote examples
Emily Blunt
British Actress
It's nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.
Quote examples
Bill Walton
American Athlete
I'm a lifelong stutterer.
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it's going well it's more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt put it aside. Go for a swim, go for a walk, take a week off. Don't panic or be afraid; you and your characters are in it together. Trust them to come to your rescue.
Quote examples
Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.
Quote examples
Channing Tatum
American Actor
But I stuttered as a kid. I went to classes to help it, and it just went away around fourth grade, when I became more aware of how others spoke, I think. But also, growing up in the South, a mumble is a way of speaking.
Quote examples
Lena Dunham
American Actress
I mean, I - it's so funny, I am, you know, I am, you know, a working woman out in the world, but I still live with my parents half the time. I've been sort of taking this very long, stuttering period of moving out.
Quote examples
Laurie Anderson
American Musician
People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret.
Quote examples
Frank Wolf
American Politician
I have been a lifelong stutterer, and when I was young, I experienced some very difficult times.
Quote examples
Joe Biden
American President
I used to stutter really badly. Everybody thinks it's funny. And it's not funny. It's not.
Quote examples
Zach Ertz
American Athlete
I had a stutter when I was a young. I went to speech therapy.
Quote examples
Emily Blunt
British Actress
It's nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.
Quote examples
Bill Walton
American Athlete
I'm a lifelong stutterer.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension