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stam·mer

(stăm′ər)
v. stam·mered, stam·mer·ing, stam·mers
v.intr.
To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.
v.tr.
To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.
n.
A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.

[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]

stam′mer·er n.
stam′mer·ing·ly adv.
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Noun 1. stammerer - someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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Translations
مُتَمْتِم، مُتَلَعْثِم
kdo zadrhuje v řečikokta
stammer
maîur sem stamar
koktavý človek

stammerer

[ˈstæmərəʳ] Ntartamudo/a m/f
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stammerer

nStotterer m, → Stotterin f
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stammerer

[ˈstæmərəʳ] nbalbuziente m/f
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stammer

(ˈstӕmə) noun
the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds. `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer. hakkel, stotter تَمْتَمَه، تَلَعْثُم заекване gagueira koktavost das Stottern stammen τραύλισμα kokutamine لكنت änkytys bégaiement גמגום हकलाहट mucanje dadogás gagap stam balbuzie, balbettamento どもり声 말 더듬 mikčiojimas stostīšanās gagap het stotteren stamming jąkanie się gaguez bâlbâială заикание koktanie, zajakavosť jecljanje zamuckivanje stamning การพูดตะกุกตะกัก kekeleme, kekemelik 口吃 заїкання ہکلاہٹ tật nói lắp 口吃
verb
to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc. He stammered an apology. stotter يُتَمْتِم، يَتَلَعْثَم заеквам gaguejar koktat stammeln stamme τραυλίζω kokutama لكنت زبان داشتن änkyttää bégayer לְגַמגֵם हकलाना mucati, zamuckivati (el)dadog berbicara gagap stama balbettare どもる 말을 더듬다 užsikirsti, mikčioti stostīties tergagap stotteren stamme; stotre fram jąkać się gaguejar a se bâlbâi заикаться koktať, zajakávať sa, jachtať jecljati zamuckivati stamma พูดตะกุกตะกัก kekelemek (因驚嚇、激動而)結巴 заїкатися ہکلانا nói lắp (因惊吓、激动而)结巴
ˈstammerer noun
a person who has a stammer. hakkelaar مُتَمْتِم، مُتَلَعْثِم пелтек gago kdo zadrhuje v řeči, kokta der Stotterer stammer τραυλός, βραδύγλωσσος kokutaja كسي كه لكنت زبان دارد änkyttäjä bègue מְגַמגֵם हकला, हकलाने वाला mucavac, tepavac dadogó orang gagap maður sem stamar balbuziente どもり 말 더듬이 miknius stostiķis org yg gagap stotteraar person som stammer jąkała gago bâlbâit заика koktavý, jachtavý človek jecljavec koji muca stammare คนพูดติดอ่าง kekeme 口吃者 заїка ہکلا کر بات کرنے والا người nói lắp 口吃者
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He said: "Gareth is on live television being interviewed by Ant and Dec after he's performed his song - that is pressure for a recovering stammerer. When I was with the Wets I would have done anything to avoid a situation like that.
..if you're talking to a stammerer,look them in the eye, focus on what they're talking about not the stammer; don't finish their words for them, but remain calm,patient and `smilepleasantly'.
"There was this huge email campaign to 'vote the stammerer off'.
I was also impressed with former Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates as the one-time stammerer helped other people who wanted to get rid of their speech impediment (Stop My Stutter, BBC Three, Monday, 9pm).
The writer, who overcame a childhood stammer and has worked on the screenplay for 30 years, said that "for a stutterer, for a stammerer, to be heard is a wonderful thing."
In which case, a stammerer might be referred to a psychotherapist or counsellor to see if there's something deep that can be exposed, exorcised or healed.
It's already received a thumbs-up from 29-year-old stammerer Jonathon Bell, of Harborne, who watched a preview last month.
"As stammerer, there would be so many things that I was afraid to do which seemed so normal to other people.
THOSE who sign up are assigned to a 'graduate' - a successful recovering stammerer who can provide practical advice and emotional support.
SINGER and Dancing On Ice star Gareth Gates has told fellow stammerer Mushy - from the hit TV show Educating Yorkshire - that their high profile is helping a lot of people with speaking disorders.
Come on, if they can make an Oscar contender out of stammerer, they can surely concoct one out of a whistler?

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