1. (v. i.) To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and difficulty; to stutter.

2. (v. t.) To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out.

3. (n.) Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.

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