v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Stuttered p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering. ] [ Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw. stöta, Dan. stöde, Goth. stautan, L. tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse. ] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and Stuttering. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who stutters; a stammerer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering. -- Stut"ter*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]