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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Stottern
"Sein Stottern wurde mit der Zeit besser."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A tendency to stutter, or an instance of stuttering speech.
"He spoke with a slight stutter when he was nervous."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Imitative origin, frequentative of stut (from Middle English stuten, ultimately of Germanic origin related to Old Norse stuttra).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "stutter" is said worldwide
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bégaiement
Transliteration: bégaiement
"Il a un léger bégaiement quand il est stressé."
Stottern
Transliteration: Stottern
"Sein Stottern wurde mit der Zeit besser."
balbuzie
Transliteration: balbuzie
"Parlava con una leggera balbuzie."
tartamudeo
Transliteration: tartamudeo
"Superó su tartamudeo gracias a la terapia."
gagueira
Transliteration: gagueira
"Ele lida bem com a gagueira dele."
हकलाहट
Transliteration: haklahat
"उसकी हकलाहट अब कम हो गई है।"
口吃
Transliteration: kǒuchī
"他说话有点口吃。"
말더듬
Transliteration: maldeodeum
"그는 약간의 말더듬이 있다."
吃音
Transliteration: kitsuon
"彼は少し吃音がある。"
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