stuttering

1 of 2

noun

stut·​ter·​ing ˈstə-tər-iŋ 

: a disorder of vocal communication marked by involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by abnormal repetition, prolongation, or stoppage of vocal sounds) : disfluency

stuttering

2 of 2

present participle of stutter entry 1

Examples of stuttering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Most children start stuttering between the ages of 2 and 5 years old and that stuttering has proven to be genetically based. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025

On the latest episode of Talk of the Devils, Andy Mitten, Carl Anka, Laurie Whitwell and Ian Irving judged the mood at the club and how the stuttering project is being viewed. —Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

Atlas employs slow motion, stuttering effects, and gravelly image distortions to underscore the work’s fictional trappings. —Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025

Not on performance mode, not on the lowest settings, not at a stuttering 15 frames per second. —Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stuttering

• cluttering
• fluttering
• guttering
• muttering
• shuttering
• spluttering
• sputtering
• uttering

Medical Definition

stuttering

noun

1

: the act of one who stutters

2

: a disorder of vocal communication marked by involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by abnormal repetition, prolongation, or stoppage of vocal sounds) : disfluency