stammering
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stammering
[stam´er-ing]a speech disorder characterized by involuntary pauses in speaking, often with repetition of sounds; see also stuttering.
stam·mer·ing
(stam'ĕr-ing),1. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of words, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s.
2. Sounds other than speech that are similar to stammering.
Synonym(s): paralalia literalis, psellism
stam·mer·ing
(stam'ĕr-ing)1. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of words, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s.
2. Sounds other than speech that are similar to stammering.
stut·ter·ing
(stŭt'ĕr-ing)A phonatory or articulatory disorder, characteristically beginning in childhood, with intense anxiety about the efficiency of oral communications, and characterized by dysfluency.