noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who stammers.

   "We could not understand his inarticulate stammerings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of stammer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

balbutientbalbutiesbashfulbashfulnessbattologyconfused

Example

More examples

"Do thou what's straight still crooked deem; Thy greatest art still stupid seem, And eloquence a stammering scream."

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