[ˈstʌtə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants
(e.g: the child was stuttering in fright)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): frequentative of dialect stut, of Germanic origin; related to German stossen ‘strike against’

[ˈstʌtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tendency to stutter while speaking
(e.g: ‘She's p-perfectly j-justified,’ he said with his intermittent stutter)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): frequentative of dialect stut, of Germanic origin; related to German stossen ‘strike against’