Dictionary 1. (v. t. & i.) To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.2. (n.) The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stuttering. 3. (n.) One who stutters; a stammerer. Thesaurus balbuties dysphemia falter faltering halt hammer haw hem hem and haw hesitate hesitation hum hum and haw mammer palilalia stammer stammering stumble stuttering traulism |