1. Speak haltingly
   "The speaker stuttered when he saw his opponent enter the room";
   - bumble, stammer, falter
    
2. Function or progress in an irregular, halting way
   "the engine stuttered"
    
3. Make a repeated series of short sounds
   "guns were stuttering in the background"

1. A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
   "His stutter became more pronounced when he was nervous";
   - stammer

Derived forms: stuttering, stuttered, stutters

Type of: defect of speech, mouth, speak, speech defect, speech disorder, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Stutter