Verb: stammer sta-mu(r)
- Speak haltingly
"The speaker stammered when he saw his opponent enter the room";
- bumble, stutter, falter
- A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
"His stammer became more pronounced when he was nervous";
- stutter
Derived forms: stammered, stammers, stammering
Type of: defect of speech, mouth, speak, speech defect, speech disorder, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Stammer