Stut"ter (?), v. t. & i. [imp. &
p. p. Stuttered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Stuttering.] [Freq. of stut, OE.
stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG.
stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to
strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw.
stöta, Dan. stöde, Goth. stautan, L.
tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse,
Obtuse.] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to
speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his
confessor.
Macaulay.
Stut"ter, n. 1. The
act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and
Stuttering.
2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Stut"ter (?), v. t. & i. [imp. &
p. p. Stuttered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Stuttering.] [Freq. of stut, OE.
stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG.
stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to
strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw.
stöta, Dan. stöde, Goth. stautan, L.
tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse,
Obtuse.] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to
speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his
confessor.
Macaulay.
Stut"ter, n. 1. The
act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and
Stuttering.
2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]
Bacon.
