Found 3 items, similar to Stammering.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: stammer bergagap, gagap, gelagapan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stammering stammering adj : unable to speak freely and easily [syn: stammering(a), stuttering(a)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stammering Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stammered (-m[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Stammering.] [OE. stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal[=o]n, stamm[=e]n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma, Icel. stama, stamma, OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel. stamr, Goth. stamms, and to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom. Cf. Stem to resist, Stumble.] To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and difficulty; to stutter. [1913 Webster] I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Stammering \Stam"mer*ing\, a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. -- Stam"mer*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] Stammering \Stam"mer*ing\, n. (Physiol.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is prevented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration. [1913 Webster]