stuttering

CEFRB2

/stˈʌtərɪŋ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A speech problem involving repeated or blocked sounds.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance of stuttering.

Examples

  • The constant stuttering broke my immersion while playing that game.

  • You're confusing me with that stuttering.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of stutter

  2. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That stutters.

More examples

In context

  • Why are you stuttering?

  • Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The little boy was blank nervously as he tried to read the long sentence aloud.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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