stutter

/ˈstʌtər/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
stutters
past
stuttered
past participle
stuttered
gerund
stuttering

Meaning

  1. tartamudear

    • He stutters when he's nervous.

      Tartamudea cuando está nervioso.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

stammer

Near-total synonyms; largely interchangeable for repeating or getting stuck on sounds while speaking.

Similar in other languages

German

stammeln

stammeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to stutter, to stammer."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa stutter?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ when he's nervous.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a stutter?

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