Stutter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

speak haltingly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈʌɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈʌtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈʌtə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈʌɾɚ/.

Examples

The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bumble falter stammer

Parts of Speech

noun	a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
verb	speak haltingly “The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”

Word Forms

stammer	verb	speak haltingly
stutter	verb	speak haltingly
stutterer	noun	someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
stutter	noun	a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stammerer	noun	someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
stammer	noun	a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
falter	noun	the act of pausing uncertainly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stottern

Eine Sprachstörung, bei der es zu Zögern und unwillkürlichen Wiederholungen bestimmter Laute kommt

🇫🇷French

bégayer

un trouble de la parole impliquant des hésitations et des répétitions involontaires de certains sons

🇪🇸Spanish

tartamudear

un trastorno del habla que implica vacilaciones y repeticiones involuntarias de ciertos sonidos

🇮🇹Italian

balbettare

un disturbo del linguaggio che comporta esitazioni e ripetizioni involontarie di determinati suoni

🇳🇱Dutch

stotteren

een spraakstoornis die gepaard gaat met aarzelingen en onwillekeurige herhalingen van bepaalde geluiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

gaguejar

um distúrbio da fala envolvendo hesitações e repetições involuntárias de certos sons

🇷🇺Russian

заикаться

нарушение речи, сопровождающееся запинками и непроизвольным повторением определенных звуков.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हकलाना

एक भाषण विकार जिसमें झिझक और कुछ ध्वनियों की अनैच्छिक पुनरावृत्ति शामिल है

🇧🇩Bengali

তোতলা

দ্বিধা এবং নির্দিষ্ট শব্দের অনিচ্ছাকৃত পুনরাবৃত্তি জড়িত একটি বক্তৃতা ব্যাধি

🇮🇳Tamil

திணறல்

தயக்கங்கள் மற்றும் சில ஒலிகளை தன்னிச்சையாக மீண்டும் மீண்டும் செய்வதை உள்ளடக்கிய பேச்சு கோளாறு

🇮🇳Telugu

నత్తిగా మాట్లాడుట

సంకోచాలు మరియు కొన్ని శబ్దాల అసంకల్పిత పునరావృతాలతో కూడిన ప్రసంగ రుగ్మత

🇮🇳Marathi

तोतरेपणा

संकोच आणि विशिष्ट आवाजांची अनैच्छिक पुनरावृत्ती यांचा समावेश असलेला भाषण विकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટટર

સંકોચ અને અમુક અવાજોના અનૈચ્છિક પુનરાવર્તનને સમાવિષ્ટ વાણી વિકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊದಲುವಿಕೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಶಬ್ದಗಳ ಹಿಂಜರಿಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅನೈಚ್ಛಿಕ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮಾತಿನ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുരടിപ്പ്

ചില ശബ്ദങ്ങളുടെ മടിയും അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ ആവർത്തനങ്ങളും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു സംഭാഷണ വൈകല്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਕੜਾਅ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਵਿਕਾਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਿਚਕਿਚਾਹਟ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਣਇੱਛਤ ਦੁਹਰਾਓ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہکلانا

تقریر کی خرابی جس میں ہچکچاہٹ اور بعض آوازوں کی غیر ارادی تکرار شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口吃

一种言语障碍，涉及犹豫和不自觉地重复某些声音

🇯🇵Japanese

吃音

ためらいや特定の音の不随意な繰り返しを伴う言語障害

🇰🇷Korean

말더듬이

특정 소리의 주저함과 비자발적인 반복을 포함하는 언어 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói lắp

rối loạn ngôn ngữ liên quan đến sự ngập ngừng và lặp lại không chủ ý của một số âm thanh

🇹🇭Thai

พูดติดอ่าง

ความผิดปกติของคำพูดที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความลังเลและเสียงซ้ำบางเสียงโดยไม่สมัครใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gagap

gangguan bicara yang melibatkan keragu-raguan dan pengulangan suara tertentu yang tidak disengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

nauutal

isang karamdaman sa pagsasalita na kinasasangkutan ng mga pag-aatubili at hindi sinasadyang pag-uulit ng ilang mga tunog

🇲🇾Malay

gagap

gangguan pertuturan yang melibatkan teragak-agak dan pengulangan bunyi tertentu secara tidak sengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلعثم

اضطراب في الكلام يتضمن التردد والتكرار اللاإرادي لأصوات معينة

🇮🇷Persian

لکنت زبان

اختلال گفتاری که شامل تردید و تکرار غیر ارادی صداهای خاص است

🇹🇷Turkish

kekemelik

duraksamaları ve belirli seslerin istemsiz tekrarlarını içeren bir konuşma bozukluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַמגֵם

הפרעת דיבור הכוללת היסוסים וחזרות לא רצוניות על צלילים מסוימים

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