Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stuttering

/stˈʌtɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: stut-ter-ing
IPA: /stˈʌtɚɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

noun

An instance of stuttering.

verb

present participle and gerund of stutter

adj

adj

Example Sentences

"Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches"

Inflected Forms

stutterings (plural) more stuttering (comparative) most stuttering (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstuttering pseudostuttering unstuttering stutteringly

Phrases

covert stuttering interiorized stutter

Synonyms

stammering

Rhymes With

fluttering muttering sputtering uttering cluttering shuttering guttering buttering puttering

Questions

How do you pronounce stuttering?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈʌtɚɪŋ/.
What does stuttering mean?: A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.

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