mammer
/ˈmæm.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To hesitate.
verb
To mumble or stammer from doubt or hesitation.
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Etymology
From Middle English mameren (“to hesitate, be undecided, waver, mutter”), from Old English māmrian, māmorian (“to think through, deliberate, plan out, design”), from Proto-Germanic *maimrōną (“to take care, worry”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *smer- (“to fall into thought, remember, take care”). Related to Old English māmor (“deep thought, deep sleep, unconsciousness”), Old English mimorian (“to remember”), Dutch mijmeren (“to ponder, muse”). More at remember.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmæm.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈmæm.ə(ɹ)/